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Abbotsford restricts open-flame cooking
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service (AFRS) has announced stringent restrictions on open-flame cooking at public events. The current drought conditions and extreme fire danger rating within...
Dave Barry Aug 25, 2023

Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon to remain closed through weekend
CHILLIWACK - The provincial government says Highway 1 between Boston Bar and Lytton will remain closed through the weekend. The road was closed on Aug.17 when the Kookipi Creek wildfire approached a 1...
Dave Barry Aug 25, 2023

First Nations 'shutting down' B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park for more than a month
Two First Nations say they're "shutting down" public access to B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park for more than a month to allow for harvest celebrations. The Lil'wat and N'Quatqua First Nations say they're ass...
Dave Barry Aug 25, 2023

Don't miss Rotary's 4th annual one-day book sale Saturday in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Make time to check out the best deals on books in town this weekend. The Rotary Club of Chilliwack will hold its 4th annual one-day book sale next Saturday, August 26 from 10 a.m. to 6 p....
Dave Barry Aug 25, 2023

Air quality to worsen Friday in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - As if the smoky skies and related smell weren't evident Thursday morning in Chilliwack, air quality in the eastern Fraser Valley is expected to worsen on Friday (Aug. 25). Metro Vancouver...
Dave Barry Aug 25, 2023

RCMP gather in Chilliwack for deployment to BC wildfires; Chilliwack Walmart, London Drugs pitch in
CHILLIWACK - RCMP officers from across the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island assembled at the Pacific Regional Training Centre in Chilliwack on Wednesday (August 23) before being deployed to wildfir...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 24, 2023

No arrests made from Highway 1 roadblock near Sorrento
SORRENTO - No arrests were made, and no charges are expected after a confrontation at a roadblock on Highway 1 in the Shuswap Wednesday (Aug. 23) evening. In a news release, RCMP say its Chase detachm...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 24, 2023

Mission RCMP intervene after three Surrey males discharge guns at Stave Lake campground
STAVE LAKE - Three males from Surrey found out the hard way that discharging a shotgun and a rifle at a campground with people nearby isn't the smartest idea on the planet. According to Mission RCMP C...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 24, 2023

Upper Fraser Valley RCMP arrest man after he steals a bait car in Rosedale area
ROSEDALE - A man has been arrested after he allegedly stole a car in the Rosedale area east of Chilliwack Tuesday night. According to a statement from Corporal Carmen Kiener of the Upper Fraser Valley...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 24, 2023

Mission RCMP find black replica gun on woman after she overdoses
MISSION - Mission RCMP say they located a black replica handgun tucked into the waistband of a woman who was being treated for an apparent drug overdose earlier this month. Mission RCMP Constable Harr...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 24, 2023