Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Chilliwack RCMP deal with combative individuals in 3 incidents this past week
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack dealt with at least three combative individuals during multiple incidents this past week, two of which involved driving impairment.According to a weekly recap provi...
Apr 29, 2026 File photo, Chilliwack RCMP members. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)
UPDATE: Wildfire north of Hope being held at 53 hectares
UPDATE: The BC Wildfire Service now says the 53-hectare fire south of Boston Bar in the Fraser Canyon is being held. Original story: FRASER CANYON - A wildfire north of Hope in the Fraser Canyon has g...
Apr 29, 2026 Ferrabee wildfire, located approximately 2.5 km south of Hell's Gate in the Fraser Canyon. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service.)
Sts'ailes responds to campground and rec site closures, faults province
STS'AILES - The chief of Sts'ailes First Nation west of Harrison Lake is attributing the recent closure of several recreational sites and campgrounds in West Harrison to a lack of support from the pro...
Apr 29, 2026 Twenty Mile Bay in West Harrison. (Image Credit: Recreation Sites and Trails BC.)
Former White Rock dance teacher faces sexual assault charges, RCMP says
WHITE ROCK - A man who taught girls to dance at a studio in White Rock, B.C., faces multiple sexual assault charges alleged to have taken place between 2006 and 2011. RCMP says 45-year-old Nigel Brock...
Apr 28, 2026
Chilliwack RCMP investigate vehicle vs. cyclist Monday night, determine cyclist was highly intoxicated
CHILLIWACK - A report about a vehicle hitting a cyclist Monday night near Yale Road and Hodgins Avenue had a slightly different outcome once Chilliwack RCMP members investigated. According to a statem...
Apr 28, 2026 File photo, Chilliwack RCMP during an investigation. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)
Motorist strikes BC Hydro pole, causing road closure in Chilliwack Tuesday morning
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack first responders were called to Hope River Road Tuesday morning after a vehicle struck a hydro pole on a rural country road, the second incident of its type in the area in just...
Apr 28, 2026 Motor vehicle accident. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)
Chilliwack gas prices spike overnight
CHILLIWACK - Just when Chilliwack gas prices seemed to be trending lower the past couple days, motorists got a rude awakening overnight with a double-digit increase per litre. Prices surged from $1.80...
Apr 28, 2026 Gas price of $2.019/litre as of Tuesday morning at 45970 First Avenue in Chilliwack. Prices were $1.809/litre Monday night in Chilliwack. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)
Province to fund Abbotsford business nearly $200,000 to create 27 more jobs
ABBOTSFORD/SURREY - The province says it will pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into two manufacturing companies in Abbotsford and Surrey to help grow their operations and create more than 35 new ...
Apr 28, 2026 Provincial legislature building. (Image Credit: Image: BC Govt Flickr / File)
Abbotsford MLA calls for end to violent, dangerous encampments along Highway 1
ABBOTSFORD - Following two murders in the past month at two separate encampments along Highway 1, Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman is calling for an end to dangerous homeless camps in Abbotsford. Ban...
Apr 28, 2026 Peardonville Road homeless encampment in Abbotsford. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)
New gas station, fast food restaurant in Chilliwack could be completed this summer
CHILLIWACK - An investment brochure advertising a shopping centre near Highway 1 and Lickman Road in Chilliwack suggests that a new fast food restaurant and gas station could be built at this location...
Apr 28, 2026 File photo, Fraser Gateway Centre during its construction in 2025. (Image Credit: Supplied to FVT by Share Communications.)