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Heavy rainfall warnings issued in the Fraser Valley as flood cleanup continues
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued significant rainfall warnings in low-lying parts of southwestern British Columbia as major flood cleanup continues in some areas. The agency is forecasting up...
Dec 16, 2025
UPDATE: Power restored to most of Hope, but multiple outages persist Tuesday morning
UPDATE 8:30 A.M. TUESDAY: While the majority of the 6,000+ customers in the Hope area have had their power restored, multiple outages affecting hundreds of customers there remain outstanding as of Tue...
Dec 15, 2025
City of Abbotsford says over a dozen roads in Sumas Prairie have reopened due to improving conditions
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford says it has reopened over a dozen roads in Sumas Prairie due to improving conditions from receding floodwaters. According to a social media post at 4:02 p.m. Monday...
Dec 15, 2025
$50,000 fine, 10-year hunting ban issued after B.C. man illegally hunts wildlife
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says a man has been fined $50,000 for illegally hunting and killing wildlife in multiple incidents across British Columbia. It says in a post to socia...
Dec 15, 2025
UPDATE: Fallen tree at Island 22 claims life of 27-year-old Chilliwack mom
UPDATE #2: Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Alexandra Greenley now says a 27-year-old local mom was the victim of Monday's tragedy at Island 22 after she was tragically struck by a tree limb. Accordi...
Dec 15, 2025
Highway 1 fully reopens in both lanes in Abbotsford: AbbyPD Sgt. Walker
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford PD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker now says both eastbound lanes on Highway 1 are reopening between Sumas Way and No. 3 Road in Abbotsford.On top of that, Sgt. Walker says the Wh...
Dec 15, 2025
Overflow water from Nooksack River has stopped coming across U.S.-Canada border: City of Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Amid an orange warning level alert forecasting heavy rain in Abbotsford, the City of Abbotsford says overflow water from the Nooksack River has stopped coming across the U.S.-Canada borde...
Dec 15, 2025 Image: MLA Kelly Greene / Sumas Prairie flooding.
Elderly man robbed in Abbotsford after offering to help street person who seemed to be in distress
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they are investigating a robbery in which an elderly man stopped to help an unhoused person but was robbed of his belongings in October. According to a statement ...
Dec 15, 2025
FortisBC to hike gas rates by double digits for Abbotsford, Chilliwack customers starting January 1
SURREY - Surrey-based FortisBC says it has received approval from B.C.'s public utility regulator to increase gas rates by over 10 per cent starting Jan. 1. According to a statement from the company, ...
Dec 15, 2025
Province closes Chilliwack park due to 'atmospheric river' and flood damage
CHILLIWACK - BC Parks says it has closed Chilliwack Lake Park due to atmospheric river and flood damage. In a statement on the park's website dated Sunday, December 14, BC Parks says it has shuttered ...
Dec 15, 2025