Category Archives: Fraser Valley

FVRD soft-launches digital building permit application system
FRASER VALLEY - The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) is bringing its building permit process into the modern age by trying out a new online application system.Through the myFVRD portal, the Dist...
Alyssa Conti Nov 15, 2025

Youth mental health and substance use support hub to open in Surrey Monday
SURREY - Young people struggling with mental health challenges may have more resources to lean on with the opening of a new support hub in Surrey this coming week.On Monday, November 17, the new Found...
Alyssa Conti Nov 15, 2025

Chilliwack reps raise concerns on growing homelessness, addiction ahead of FIFA 2026
CHILLIWACK - Members of government representing Chilliwack are calling on the province to take action on a growing safety crisis in the community ahead of the FIFA World Cup next summer.MP Mark Strahl...
Alyssa Conti Nov 15, 2025

Vehicle strikes utility pole Friday night in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford first responders were called to the Livingstone Avenue area parallel to nearby Highway 1 late Friday night after a vehicle struck a utility pole in Abbotsford. Firefighters and...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 15, 2025

Abbotsford police stop over 1K impaired drivers so far in 2025
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford have issued a safety reminder after removing more than a thousand impaired drivers from local roads to date in 2025.According to a social media post by the Abbotsford...
Alyssa Conti Nov 15, 2025

Agassiz shop catches fire Friday night, no injuries reported
AGASSIZ - A barrage of sirens zipped through Agassiz roads after a shop lit ablaze Friday night, November 14. Scanner traffic reported the fire on Ottenbreit Road, near the No. 9, at around 9 p.m. Ima...
Alyssa Conti Nov 15, 2025

Langley RCMP respond to serious collision involving unmarked AbbyPD vehicle Friday night
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley responded to a two-vehicle hit and run crash involving an unmarked Abbotsford Police Department vehicle Friday night. According to a statement from B.C. RCMP spokesperson...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 14, 2025

MLA organizes community rally after several ER shutdowns at Mission Memorial
MISSION - The MLA for Abbotsford-Mission is looking to send a message to government after half a dozen ER shutdowns at Mission Memorial Hospital this year.On November 9, the hospital temporarily suspe...
Alyssa Conti Nov 14, 2025

B.C. police watchdog finds no officer offence after 2022 head-on crash in Agassiz that injured 4
AGASSIZ - The Independent Investigations Office of BC says there are no grounds to find officers committed any offences after four people were injured in a head-on crash caused by a vehicle swerving t...
The Canadian Press Nov 14, 2025

Chilliwack RCMP seek identity of pickup truck driver after pedestrian was struck Friday morning in Promontory
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are appealing to the public for any surveillance camera imagery or dashcam footage after a pedestrian was struck Friday morning in Promontory. According to a statem...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 14, 2025