Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Toxic drug deaths down 10% in Chilliwack and Abbotsford, 30% across B.C. overall
CHILLIWACK - Data from the BC Coroners Service says toxic drug deaths have dipped slightly over the past eight months, including in the Fraser East health region. Chilliwack and Abbotsford had a total...
Alyssa Conti Oct 12, 2025

Run for the Cure raises record of over $207K in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Hundreds of runners have recently broken record funds for the annual Canadian Cancer Society's CIBC Run for the Cure in Abbotsford.On October 5, 590 participants joined the Run and raised...
Dave Barry Oct 12, 2025

Chilliwack Cultural Centre to host modern retelling of Jane Austen's Emma
CHILLIWACK - A modern riff on a literary classic is stepping up onstage at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre this month.Written by Vancouver-based playwright Adriel Brandt, "Fare Thee Well, Poor Miss Tay...
Alyssa Conti Oct 12, 2025

2 dead in pedestrian crashes around Coquihalla Highway Friday evening
MERRITT - Police in Merritt have responded to two fatal pedestrian collisions around the Coquihalla Highway in one night this long weekend.At 8:18 p.m. Friday, October 10, RCMP officers were dispatche...
Alyssa Conti Oct 12, 2025

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of October 12, 2025
CHILLIWACK - Crime Stoppers "MOST WANTED" is a weekly service based on information provided by police investigators who need public assistance in making our communities safer by identifying individual...
Alyssa Conti Oct 12, 2025

2 displaced after apartment fire in Chilliwack early Sunday
CHILLIWACK - Two residents will need a new place to stay after an apartment fire in northside Chilliwack early Sunday (Oct. 12). At around 1:48 a.m., the Chilliwack Fire Department responded to the sc...
Alyssa Conti Oct 12, 2025

Witnesses and dashcam video sought in fatal crash investigation
RICHMOND - The BC Highway Patrol is looking to the public for help in determining the circumstances that led to a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 52-year-old man from Pitt Meadows Frid...
Alyssa Conti Oct 11, 2025

Half million dollar winning lottery ticket sold in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Someone who bought a lottery ticket in Chilliwack is having a very good day. According to the BC Lottery Corporation, a Lotto Max Extra ticket sold in Chilliwack for last night's draw is ...
Dave Barry Oct 11, 2025

UPDATE: Snowfall expected along Allison Pass, Coquihalla and Okanagan Connector this weekend
CHILLIWACK - Environment Canada has issued a Snowfall Warning and a Special Weather Statement, warning drivers of the threat of snow on highways leading to the B.C. Interior. It says a cold front is m...
Dave Barry Oct 11, 2025

Sow put down after Chilliwack resident found hand-feeding it and 2 cubs in residential neighbourhood: B.C. COS
CHILLIWACK - The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service says it is investigating a Chilliwack resident for hand-feeding bears which resulted in a sow being put down and two cubs being relocated...
Dave Barry Oct 10, 2025