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Man arrested, charged with attempted kidnapping at Chilliwack elementary school
UPDATE: Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says police will hold a media briefing Friday morning to address the child abduction that has resulted in charges against Joel McGillis. Ori...
May 14, 2026 File photo, RCMP. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)
District of Kent Council grants temporary permit to operation that employs about 40, supports local students
AGASSIZ - The District of Kent will allow two companies to continue their operations at their current site after council voted in support of a one-year temporary use permit this past week. According t...
May 14, 2026 Image: District of Kent / District of Kent Council, including Mayor Sylvia Pranger (centre).
Chilliwack-area RCMP officers connect with local youth at 1st annual Fishing With a Cop event
ABBOTSFORD/SEABIRD ISLAND - RCMP members from the Upper Fraser Valley detachment's Indigenous Policing Services found a neat way to build rapport with local Seabird Island youth through the first-ever...
May 14, 2026 A Seabird Island Community School student shows off the fish she caught next to RCMP Constable Bradley Holditch as part of the 1st annual ”Fishing With a Cop” event held earlier this week in Abbotsford, in partnership with the RCMP's Indigenous Policing Services. (Image Credit: Upper Fraser Valley RCMP Indigenous Policing Services.)
Teen driver in Abbotsford endangers others with reckless speed and pays the price
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say a teenage driver's decision to go more than double the speed limit on an Abbotsford road backfired in a big way Wednesday night.In a statement, AbbyPD spokesperso...
May 14, 2026 Towed vehicle in Abbotsford. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)
Chilliwack, Mission RCMP to conduct backcountry patrols this long weekend to ensure ORV, rec user safety
CHILLIWACK/MISSION - Mounties with the Upper Fraser Valley and Mission RCMP detachments both say they will be conducting backcountry and remote patrols during the upcoming long weekend to ensure off-r...
May 14, 2026 Backcountry patrols. (Image Credit: Upper Fraser Valley RCMP.)
Chilliwack Mayor Popove says he's gotten a ton of feedback over the new curbside collection rollout
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove says he's gotten the memo loud and clear from Chilliwack residents about the new curbside collection rollout and its apparent shortcomings, but hopes residents...
May 14, 2026 Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove. (Image Credit: City of Chilliwack.)
Chilliwack RCMP looking to ID SUV as possible witness in serious assault on Wells Road
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are appealing to the public for help in identifying an SUV that was observed traveling near the location of a serious assault on Wells Road in Chilliwack earlier th...
May 14, 2026 Based on their investigation thus far, Chilliwack RCMP Serious Crime Unit members believe the occupants of this vehicle may have seen or heard something significant and could provide critical information. (Image Credit: RCMP.)
Chilliwack Board of Education approves 8 recommendations aimed at balancing enrolment, capacity
CHILLIWACK - After two-plus months of consultation with parents and families, the Chilliwack Board of Education on Tuesday night approved eight recommendations aimed at balancing enrolment and capacit...
May 13, 2026 Chilliwack School District. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)
UPDATE: Fire near Harrison Hot Springs now being held
UPDATE #2, 5:10 P.M. THURSDAY: The BC Wildfire Service now says the 2-hectare fire near Harrison Hot Springs is being held. UPDATE: As of 4:27 p.m. Wednesday, the fire within view of Harrison Hot Spri...
May 13, 2026 Wildfire near Harrison Hot Springs. (Image Credit: Rhonda Ryrie via Facebook.)
Two foreign nationals arrested in Surrey in extortion shooting
SURREY - Two foreign nationals have been arrested in connection to extortion violence in Surrey, B.C., where there has been a spike in shootings at homes and businesses this year. Police say 22-year-o...
May 13, 2026 Image: Surrey Police Service / Two foreign nationals, 22-year-old Damanjeet Singh (left) and 30-year-old Pardaman Singh, have been arrested in connection to extortion violence in Surrey.