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Coquihalla contractor pleads with public after snowplow hit by vehicle passing on the right
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - The highway maintenance contractor responsible for clearing snow off a large chunk of the Coquihalla is pleading with drivers to never pass a snowplow on the right.In a post on so...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 22, 2025

Coquihalla Highway travel advisory lifted, but more snow in forecast for Monday night
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - A travel advisory that was in effect on the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt has been lifted, however Environment Canada is still calling for more snow to fall on the m...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 22, 2025

BC Hydro battles extraordinary barriers in restoring power to 160+ customers SE of Hope near Manning Park
CROWSNEST HIGHWAY/MANNING PARK - The longest current power outage in all of British Columbia involves an extraordinary effort on the part of BC Hydro crews. According to BC Hydro's online dashboard th...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 22, 2025

BC Parks changes reservation parameters for 2026 camping season
CHILLIWACK - It's not clear what prompted the change, but BC Parks says it has altered the reservation window for campers ahead of the 2026 season. BC Parks, part of the Ministry of Environment and Cl...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 22, 2025

RCMP seek video footage in connection with death of 45-year-old Merritt mother of 6
MERRITT - RCMP are asking for help as they continue to investigate the death of Pamela Jarvis last Tuesday (Dec. 16). The 45-year-old mother of six was found with "serious injuries" at a house in Merr...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 22, 2025

Highway 3 set to reopen by New Year after damage from heavy rain
HOPE - The B.C. government says the 50-metre section of Highway 3 from the Lower Mainland into the Interior may be ready for travel again by New Year's Day.Rainfall damaged the site 42 kilometres east...
Alyssa Conti Dec 21, 2025

Fundraiser launched in memory of Surrey woman who passed in fatal Golden Ears Way crash
MAPLE RIDGE - The community is rallying to support a grieving mother after a young woman was killed in a fatal crash in Maple Ridge earlier this month. Nineteen-year-old Angeleka Loxam died at the sce...
Alyssa Conti Dec 21, 2025

Imagine High hosts first-ever national interdisciplinary learning conference
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack high school is looking to tackle new frontiers of holistic learning by hosting the inaugural Deeper Learning Canada this upcoming summer. Imagine High is set to host the conf...
Alyssa Conti Dec 21, 2025

Chilliwack RCMP tackle thefts, shoplifting during holiday season
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack police and community members have been cutting down on property crime ahead of the busy shopping season.RCMP officers with the Community Response Team partnered with the Organi...
Alyssa Conti Dec 21, 2025

Feds announce $14.9M investment for new Elders Lodge in Lytton after 2021 fire
LYTTON - The federal government has announced its latest commitment to rebuilding Lytton after the wildfire that affected the village and its neighbouring Indigenous communities in the summer of 2021....
Alyssa Conti Dec 21, 2025