Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Missing 66-year-old man's truck found in Lytton, with no sign of him: Abbotsford PD
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are appealing to the public for help locating a missing senior after his truck was found unoccupied by RCMP personnel in Lytton last week with no sign of him. Accordi...
Jun 03, 2026 Missing 66-year-old man, Robert Leyen. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)
Logger competition returns to Mission for the first time since 1979
MISSION - After a hiatus of nearly five decades, a community tradition and spectator favourite will return to Mission this summer to entertain residents and visitors equally.The City of Mission announ...
Jun 03, 2026 Logger competition. (Image Credit: City of Mission.)
Abbotsford motorist cites 'need for sleep' in driving over 2x the speed limit in school zone
ABBOTSFORD - A 33-year-old Abbotsford motorist thought driving nearly triple the speed through a school zone of 30 km/h on a daytime afternoon would get him home faster so he could sleep. Instead, the...
Jun 03, 2026 Excessive speeding. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)
New community maternity clinic to open next week in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Division of Family Practice says a new community maternity clinic at Chilliwack General Hospital will begin accepting female patients from Chilliwack, Hope and Agassiz as e...
Jun 03, 2026 Image: Chilliwack Hospital Foundation / new community maternity clinic at Chilliwack General Hospital will begin accepting female patients from Chilliwack, Hope and Agassiz as early as next week. Dr. Alison Henry (bottom left) serves as the physician co-lead for the community maternity clinic program.
Six arrested after chaotic B.C. chase involving dogs, helicopter, emergency team
NANAIMO - Police on Vancouver Island say three men and three women have been arrested after multiple police vehicles were damaged in the pursuit of a stolen truck that went on for more than 100 kilome...
Jun 03, 2026 Image: Jordan Davidson, Nanaimo News Now / Officers block traffic on Timberland Rd. while they search for multiple people following a car thefts in the Comox Valley and subsequent chase down Island on Tuesday, June 2.
Driver leaves scene of overnight crash on Highway 1 east of Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department says the driver of a vehicle that crashed overnight between Whatcom Road and No. 3 Road left the scene before police could arrive.AbbyP...
Jun 03, 2026 Motor vehicle crash on Highway 1 between Whatcom Road and No. 3 Road in Abbotsford. (Image Credit: Travis Ketcheson.)
Hope-area First Nation chief says he's willing to go to jail over residential school bill/views
UPDATE: The Senate has voted down the proposed amendment by a 41-32 margin. On its X/Twitter page, the Canadian Senate said the vote result on the adoption of the Senate Committee on Human Rights' thi...
Jun 03, 2026 Chawathil First Nation Chief Aaron Pete. (Image Credit: Nuanced with Aaron Pete via YouTube.)
34-year-old prolific offender sentenced for property crime spree in Sumas Prairie: Abbotsford PD
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say a 34-year-old prolific offender who was connected to a series of property crime-related offences in the Sumas Prairie area in early 2025 has been sentenced. Accor...
Jun 03, 2026 Abbotsford PD officers executed a search warrant in June 2025 at homes in Mission and Abbotsford as part of an investigation. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)
After multiple delays from the province, City of Chilliwack secures site permit for long-awaited Prest Road project
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack councillors had reason to celebrate at their meeting Tuesday after learning that the City of Chilliwack has finally secured a site permit to move forward with the long-awaited ...
Jun 03, 2026 Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove reacts during Tuesday's meeting after learning the city has finally received a site permit necessary for the long-awaited Prest Road widening project. (Image Credit: City of Chilliwack.)
3 years after initial announcement, Sardis Secondary expansion progressing
CHILLIWACK - More than three years after it was first announced, progress on the 400-seat expansion of Sardis Secondary School is coming along as expected. SD33 posted to social media on Tuesday (June...
Jun 02, 2026 Sardis Secondary campus addition. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)