Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Chilliwack elementary school undergoes hold and secure amid nearby police incident
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack elementary school was placed in a hold and secure Tuesday morning after police received a report of a stabbing, which was later unfounded. According to a statement from Chill...
Feb 10, 2026 Chilliwack Fire Department. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)
Fraser Canyon Hospital undergoes brief lockdown Tuesday morning
HOPE - Fraser Canyon Hospital in Hope experienced a brief lockdown Tuesday morning, and it's not clear what prompted the temporary lockdown. A Facebook community group based in Hope reported that ther...
Feb 10, 2026 Fraser Canyon Hospital. (Image Credit: Fraser Health.)
Enbridge offers free space centre tickets for eastern Fraser Valley residents
FRASER VALLEY - Fraser Valley residents can keep their Family Day celebrations going beyond next week's stat holiday with free admission to the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver on February 21 ...
Feb 10, 2026 H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver. (Image Credit: Enbridge.)
Feds record largest narcotics seizure ever at Abbotsford border crossing, foreign nat'l arrested
ABBOTSFORD - Federal officials say a foreign national who tried to smuggle a significant amount of meth across the Abbotsford-Huntingdon port of entry in B.C. has been arrested and charged. According ...
Feb 10, 2026 Meth seizure at the Abbotsford-Huntingdon border crossing. (Image Credit: Canada Border Services Agency.)
Hope Arena evacuated after incident Sunday
HOPE - The ice arena in Hope was evacuated this past weekend after an incident with its refrigeration plant. According to a statement from the FVRD-managed recreation centre, an incident on Sunday (Fe...
Feb 10, 2026 Hope Arena. (Image Credit: Hope Arena.)
Abbotsford's top cop calls for collaborative action to address B.C.'s extortion crisis
ABBOTSFORD - In response to ongoing extortion attempts targeting businesses and homes in the community, the Abbotsford Police Department says it is reaffirming its commitment to public safety and stro...
Feb 10, 2026 AbbyPD Chief Constable Colin Watson. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)
Chilliwack RCMP issue safety warning about image distribution using AI
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are urging parents and caregivers to have conversations with their kids about the distribution of images and other content using AI (artificial intelligence), sayin...
Feb 10, 2026 Upper Fraser Valley RCMP. (Image Credit: Upper Fraser Valley RCMP.)
Chilliwack-area home sales drop double digits in January year-over-year
CHILLIWACK - The sale of single-family detached homes in the greater Chilliwack area fell by nearly 20 per cent year over year in January as inventory levels remain high amid an entrenched buyer's mar...
Feb 10, 2026 House for sale. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch)
Traffic pattern changes on Highway 1 in Abbotsford could begin Monday night
ABBOTSFORD - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says overnight traffic pattern changes on Highway 1 at the Highway 11 interchange in Abbotsford will begin as early as tonight. In conjunct...
Feb 09, 2026 Highway 1 through Abbotsford. (Image Credit: B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit.)
Fire south of U.S.-Canada border claims life of 95-year-old man
SUMAS - Emergency responders in Whatcom County say a fire at a residence south of the U.S.-Canada border Sunday morning has tragically claimed the life of a 95-year-old man. According to a joint state...
Feb 09, 2026 Whatcom County Fire District 14. (Image Credit: Whatcom County Fire District 14.)