Category Archives: Fraser Valley
15-hectare wildfire deemed out of control breaks out SE of the Coquihalla Summit, west of Princeton
GRASSHOPPER MOUNTAIN (BRITISH COLUMBIA) - A 15-hectare wildfire has ignited in the remote backcountry southeast of the Coquihalla Summit, north of the boundaries of E.C. Manning Provincial Park, and g...
7h ago A 15-hectare fire was discovered earlier today (Tuesday, June 16), located southeast of the Coquihalla Summit, and northwest of Tulameen, B.C.
Cultus Lake Waterpark extends closure date as 3 agencies will need to sign off before it reopens
CULTUS LAKE - Cultus Lake Waterpark says it will not reopen until it gets the green light from three regulatory agencies in the aftermath of Monday's incident that sent a dozen people to hospital with...
9h ago Image: Cultus Lake Community Association.
Langley man comes forward about fatal pedestrian collision, as RCMP look to ID vehicle of interest
LANGLEY - Police in Langley now say an elderly Langley man has come forward and identified himself as being connected to a fatal pedestrian collision last month. In the early morning hours of Saturday...
11h ago Police investigate a fatal hit-and-run in Langley Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Image Credit: Shane MacKichan.)
No criminality suspected after 12 students injured at Chilliwack-area waterpark
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in British Columbia's Fraser Valley say early indications show no criminality after 12 students were hospitalized Monday in what appears to have been an electrical accident at a ...
11h ago Image: The Canadian Press.
Update: Wildfire NE of Merritt significantly expands to over 145 hectares
UPDATE (4:50 p.m.): The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has issued an evacuation order for one property directly affected by the Kullagh Creek wildfire near Stump Lake. Occupants of 8805 Kull...
13h ago A 30-hectare fire has broken out northeast of Merritt. (Image Credit: Michael Reeve/CFJC Today.)
First responders called to reported motor vehicle rollover Tuesday morning in Cultus Lake
CULTUS LAKE - First responders were called to a reported motor vehicle rollover on Columbia Valley Highway Tuesday morning. Cultus Lake Fire Department crews, B.C. EHS paramedics and Chilliwack RCMP u...
14h ago Motor vehicle incident Tuesday morning (June 16) in Cultus Lake. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)
Female driver ignores crash scene, injures Abbotsford police officer, and is now facing charges
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say the female driver of an SUV allegedly ignored a cordoned-off crash scene Saturday evening, injured an officer when she drove through it, and fled the scene before...
15h ago While Abbotsford PD officers were processing this crash scene at Whatcom/S. Parallel Road Saturday evening, the female driver of an SUV allegedly ignored police orders and drove through it, injuring an officer and fleeing the scene at a high rate of speed before being caught the following day.
Tractor valued at over $1 million damaged in collision Monday in Abbotsford: AbbyPD
ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department says a large John Deere tractor valued at over $1 million was damaged during a motor vehicle accident involving a passenger vehicle Mon...
17h ago Damage to a John Deere tractor. (Image Credit: Fraser Valley Buzz.)
Update: 30 firefighters called to Chilliwack home after car strikes home, causes fire
UPDATE: Chilliwack Assistant Fire Chief Wade Meeres says approximately 30 firefighters from Halls 1, 2, 4 and 6 responded to the scene of a fire originating from the basement level of a residential st...
17h ago Image: Hun Ksor via Facebook / An overnight fire on Chilliwack Central Road.
Update: Power restored to over 5,600 in Hope, over 1,600 in Fraser Canyon
UPDATE #3: Power is back on for residents in the Fraser Canyon. UPDATE #2, 8:55 A.M.: Power has been restored to the 5,600-plus customers in Hope who lost power at about 6:45 a.m. this morning. The ou...
18h ago Outages in Hope Tuesday morning. (Image Credit: BC Hydro.)