Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Sports bar, BBQ restaurant franchise coming to Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A Canadian restaurant and sports bar franchise boasting pork ribs, in-house smoked brisket, steaks and burgers plans to open in Chilliwack as early as next month. According to its website...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 21, 2025

Chilliwack pet society to hold holiday-themed events to continue supporting roughly 500 pets/month
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack-based pet society says it is holding a number of holiday-themed fundraising events aimed at supporting pet owners and the well-being of roughly 500 pets they serve each month...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 20, 2025

Molson Coors lays off 9% of Americas workforce; no mention of Canadian operations being cut
CHICAGO - While its Canadian operations aren't referenced, Molson Coors, with a manufacturing plant in Chilliwack, says it will lay off nine per cent of its Americas workforce amid a corporate restruc...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 20, 2025

Learner motorcyclist from Surrey learns how to lose a license - at nearly 190 km/h on Hwy. 1
SURREY - Motorcycle season is likely over for a 18-year-old Surrey man with a learner's license after he was clocked at close to double the posted speed limit on Hwy. 1 near the Port Mann Bridge - in ...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 20, 2025

Fraser Valley residents invited to visit Vancouver space centre for free in November
CHILLIWACK - Back by popular demand, families in the Fraser Valley can gain free admission to a Vancouver space centre the weekend prior to Remembrance Day next month. According to a news release, the...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 20, 2025

Ground game powers JV Grizzlies to thrilling win vs. Bateman Timberwolves of Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - In what proved to be their most formidable challenge of the season thus far, the G.W. Graham JV Grizzlies parlayed a dominant ground game of over 332 yards into a nail-biting 32-29 win ov...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 20, 2025

Greyhound aims to restart bus service in the Fraser Valley, with stops in Hope, Abbotsford
CHILLIWACK - Greyhound Lines, under its German-based intercity coach service parent company Flix SE, is proposing to operate 84 weekly trips across B.C. through four interconnected routes and feature ...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 20, 2025

32-year-old mother of 2 kids has sadly died after being struck by truck in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - A 32-year-old woman who was struck by a truck after riding her bike on South Parallel Road in Abbotsford in late September has died and left behind two kids. According to an Abbotsford Po...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 20, 2025

UPDATE: Police presence on Chilliwack Lake Road Sunday involved mental health calls, threats to harm
UPDATE: A spokesperson for the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP detachment in Chilliwack says Sunday's incident on Chilliwack Lake Road involved a mental health call where a subject was threatening harm with ...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 19, 2025

90,000 books to go on sale in annual Chilliwack Rotary Club event
CHILLIWACK - The local Rotary Club is inviting residents to browse roughly 90,000 literary works for its 41st annual book sale in Chilliwack.Between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. from October 26 to November 1, t...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 19, 2025