Category Archives: Fraser Valley

How crypto raiders tortured B.C. family with waterboarding, sex assault, in $2M heist
PORT COQUITLAM - When a woman answered a knock at the door of her home in Port Moody, B.C., in the spring of 2024, she was met by two men in Canada Post uniforms who said they had a package to deliver...
The Canadian Press Nov 21, 2025

Pupils flee as grizzly attacks elementary class in B.C., injuring 11, some critically
A grizzly bear has attacked a group of elementary school students and teachers in the B.C. central coast community of Bella Coola, leaving two people critically injured and two others seriously hurt. ...
The Canadian Press Nov 20, 2025

City of Chilliwack faults BC Hydro for unsatisfactory road conditions on Vedder Road
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack says BC Hydro is to blame for the shoddy road conditions on Vedder Road that some motorists have complained about on social media. A Sardis-area Facebook post from ...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 20, 2025

B.C. government 'dashes' out digital tool to help build homes faster
VICTORIA - British Columbia is launching a free, new digital tool aimed at helping developers and non-profit organizations design and build prefabricated homes faster and more cost-efficiently. Housin...
The Canadian Press Nov 20, 2025

Chilliwack North MLA lobbies to keep 17-month-old toddler with grandparents; MCFD responds
CHILLIWACK - Acting on behalf of a constituent who contacted her, Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs says she intervened Wednesday night after learning that a 17-month-old girl was going to be removed...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 20, 2025

Fire at Sardis home displaces family of 7, claims life of pregnant kitten
UPDATE 6:35 P.M.: Cass Saunders tells Fraser Valley Today the family is now officially displaced. "She just found out she won't be able to return. The landlord just told them the repairs are going to ...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 20, 2025

B.C. city 'vigorously defending' Aboriginal claim, but says no private land in play
PORT COQUITLAM - The City of Port Coquitlam, B.C., said it is "vigorously defending" public ownership of municipal lands against a claim bought in 2016 by a local First Nation. But the city said the l...
The Canadian Press Nov 20, 2025

Volunteers remove over 1.4 metric tonnes of materials during Chilliwack River Valley cleanup
CHILLIWACK - Four volunteers removed over 1.4 metric tonnes worth of materials from an abandoned homeless camp in the Chilliwack River Valley Wednesday. The camp was located north of Ford Mountain Cor...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 20, 2025

Sexual assault suspect identified: Surrey Police Service
SURREY - Police in Surrey now say that a person who allegedly grabbed the buttocks of a 10-year-old girl in Surrey two months ago has been identified, but the suspect's identity isn't being released d...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 20, 2025

Shoplifter who stole over $400 of merchandise sought in Mission: RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission are appealing to the public for help in identifying a shoplifter who stole hundreds of dollars in merchandise from a grocery store earlier this month. According to a news...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 20, 2025