Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Chilliwack school board to consider 6.8-acre property purchase in Promontory for over $9 million
UPDATE: The Chilliwack school board has voted today at their special meeting to approve the first reading for the board bylaw for acquisition pertaining to the 6.8-acre property purchase of 5303 Promo...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 13, 2025

Chilliwack real estate sales experience steep decline in October vs. fall 2024
CHILLIWACK - While seasonal momentum might be picking up for patches of B.C.'s real estate sector, sales of homes in Chilliwack and the surrounding area maintained their steep decline in October versu...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 13, 2025

Abbotsford Centre to undergo name change
ABBOTSFORD - The 2025 Calder Cup champion Abbotsford Canucks will be playing in a newly named arena moving forward. Once known as the Abbotsford Centre, the venue has been been renamed as the Rogers F...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 13, 2025

Abbotsford to have 234 secure rental homes built thanks to federal, provincial funding
ABBOTSFORD - The federal and provincial governments have committed joint funding toward building 234 secure rental homes through two projects in Abbotsford. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 13, 2025

Chilliwack-Hope MP Strahl encourages small businesses, non-profits to seek federal job funding
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl wants small businesses and non-profits with 50 or fewer full-time employees to seek federal funding to hire young Canadians in Chilliwack and the Fraser Val...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 13, 2025

Road construction phase of Prest Road project in Chilliwack delayed to spring 2026
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack says the next phase of the Prest Road widening project will not begin until next year, citing a delay in acquiring a required permit from the provincial government....
Mike VandenBosch Nov 13, 2025

Garage fire at Promontory home likely caused by electric vehicle bike charger: Chilliwack Fire Dept.
CHILLIWACK - An assistant fire chief for the Chilliwack believes a garage fire at a Promontory home early Tuesday morning (Nov. 11) was likely caused by an electric vehicle bike charger. Chilliwack fi...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 13, 2025

Shots fired overnight at Abbotsford business: AbbyPD
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are investigating an overnight incident of shots fired at a business. According to a statement from AbbyPD Detective Jody Thomas, AbbyPD frontline patrol officers res...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 12, 2025 Image: AbbyPD / Police in Abbotsford are investigating an incident of shots fired at a King Road business.

Eight-year-old girl falls to her death at Vancouver highrise, police say
VANCOUVER - Police are investigating the death of an eight-year-old girl who fell from a Vancouver highrise. A statement from Vancouver police says the girl fell from a balcony on Tuesday in the city'...
The Canadian Press Nov 12, 2025

Chilliwack RCMP appeal to public for help in locating 37-year-old man
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are asking for the public's help in locating a 37-year-old man who was last seen in April 2025 in Langley. According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperso...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 12, 2025