Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Record number of individuals apply for Chilliwack Fire Department's paid on-call recruitment
CHILLIWACK - It's always an encouraging sign to have a significant number of people who are willing and able to give back to their community by serving as a highly qualified firefighter. According to ...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 07, 2025

Chilliwack unemployment jumps to 7.1% in October: StatCan
CHILLIWACK - New labour figures from Statistics Canada show that the job market has slowed to a near halt in the Fraser Valley over the past month.Chilliwack added 500 jobs in October, but unemploymen...
Alyssa Conti Nov 07, 2025

Gunshots at ostrich farm as cull at B.C. farm moves ahead
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - An operation to kill hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm is underway, with numerous gunshots heard on the property overnight. The shots were coming fr...
The Canadian Press Nov 07, 2025

Semi-truck driver arrested after driving the wrong way on Highway 17A: DeltaPD
DELTA - The Delta Police Department in B.C. has confirmed that the driver of a semi-truck who drove the wrong way in the northbound lanes of Highway 17A last week has been arrested.According to a stat...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 06, 2025

Chilliwack cell phone business permanently closes, the 2nd Garrison store to close in 5 months
CHILLIWACK - A cell phone repair business in Chilliwack that also sold phones with various telecom carriers has closed its doors for good. Three signs affixed to the inside window of Cell Phones 'N Mo...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 06, 2025

Environment Canada issues alert for motorists travelling on the Coquihalla, Crowsnest
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY/CROWSNEST HIGHWAY - Environment Canada has issued an alert for motorists who are travelling tonight on the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt and the Crowsnest Highway betw...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 06, 2025

19-year-old who was shot, killed in Burnaby was known to police, connected to drug trade: IHIT
BURNABY - Homicide investigators in B.C. have identified the victim in Wednesday's shooting near Metrotown as a 19-year-old man who was known to police and had connections to the drug trade. According...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 06, 2025

Chilliwack SPCA wants to reunite injured kitten found on Vedder Road with its family
CHILLIWACK - The B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) chapter in Chilliwack is trying to reunite an injured kitten found on Vedder Road with its rightful owner. The non-profit ...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 06, 2025

RCMP appeal for help as they investigate armed robbery in Boston Bar
BOSTON BAR - Mounties in Hope are appealing to the public for help as they investigate an armed robbery involving a man who was foraging along a rural forest service road in Boston Bar. According to a...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 06, 2025

Serene Stay & Play Café to open soon in Chilliwack, offering a unique venue for community connection
CHILLIWACK - A unique kind of caf experience featuring board games, billiards, coffee and light meals in a convenient community hub is set to open soon in Chilliwack. Jenny Sawatzky tells Fraser Valle...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 06, 2025