Category Archives: Fraser Valley

City of Chilliwack rejects petition for pickleball court at park where street people gather, deter kids/families
CHILLIWACK - Despite a petition from nearly 60 nearby residents, the City of Chilliwack will not install pickleball courts at a local park where street people routinely gather, continuously loiter and...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 06, 2025

G.W. Graham shows grit, determination in tough loss to No. 1-ranked Mouat
ABBOTSFORD - Fresh off a statement win to start its season, the G.W. Graham varsity football team had its work cut out for itself facing the No. 1-ranked W.J. Mouat Hawks in Abbotsford Friday night. A...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 06, 2025

Abbotsford PD grapples with border runners, disturbance involving machete, and 5 missing people over weekend
ABBOTSFORD - Two border runners and a disturbance involving a machete highlighted yet another busy weekend for Abbotsford PD officers as police responded to 300 files in less than three days. Police s...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 06, 2025

Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA to focus on public safety as B.C. legislature resumes today
VICTORIA - As the B.C. legislature resumes sitting today with four official parties and two independents, Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA and Conservative House Leader A'a:liya Warbus says her party will u...
The Canadian Press Oct 06, 2025 Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á’a:líya Warbus.

Expired license comes back to haunt Abbotsford motorist
ABBOTSFORD - A motorist's expired license was just the tip of the iceberg for the Abbotsford Police Department during a traffic stop Sunday (Oct. 5). AbbyPD's Traffic Enforcement Unit stopped a vehicl...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 05, 2025

Chilliwack bakery poised to open this week
CHILLIWACK - After months of repurposing a former restaurant, a Chilliwack bakery is set to open its doors this week in Rosedale.Rolling Pin, with one location in Hope, announced on social media Sunda...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 05, 2025

Chilliwack art gallery explores connection and transition in new exhibit
CHILLIWACK - Three artists are looking to showcase themes of interconnectedness with a new exhibit at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre."Connections and Transitions" brings together the works of Csilla R...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 05, 2025

Sporting events head up Langley Events Centre this October
LANGLEY - The Langley Events Centre is jam-packed with sporting action this month, from hockey and football games to lacrosse and soccer matches.Willoughby Stadium will kick things off this upcoming F...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 05, 2025

Traffic slowed after car sets ablaze on Coquihalla Highway Sunday morning
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - Motorists on the Coquihalla Highway have been faced with delays after a vehicle caught on fire northbound from Hope late Sunday morning (Oct. 5) DriveBC confirmed the incident sho...
Alyssa Conti Oct 05, 2025 Image: Colleen Davis / Facebook / Traffic slowed on a portion of the Coquihalla Highway after a car fire late Sunday morning, October 5.

Abbotsford to host writers, authors at annual literary festival in November
ABBOTSFORD - UFV Abbotsford is inking a new page of scribes, poets and troubadours at this year's Fraser Valley Writers Festival (FVWF).The free, two-day festival kicks off next month, featuring 12 ac...
Alyssa Conti Oct 05, 2025