Category Archives: Fraser Valley
'Shattered': Daughters of murdered Abbotsford couple tell of anguish at sentencing hearing
ABBOTSFORD - Family and friends of Arnold and Joanne De Jong filled a courtroom in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday for the reading of anguished victim impact statements, weeks after three men were convi...
May 28, 2026
B.C. govt. expands provincial park in Mission, adds more parking to Maple Ridge park, at cost of $800,000
MISSION - The provincial government announced Thursday that it has significantly expanded the number of campsites at a provincial park in Mission and upgraded parking capacity at another provincial pa...
May 28, 2026 Image: BC Parks / Rolley Falls cascading over the rocks at Rolley Lake Park in Mission. (Image Credit: BC Parks.)
Chilliwack Chiefs name new volunteer coordinator
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs announced Thursday they have named a new volunteer coordinator for the upcoming 2026-27 season.In a statement, the Chiefs say Tiffany Collins is extensively involved...
May 28, 2026 Tiffany Collins, the new volunteer coordinator for the Chilliwack Chiefs. (Image Credit: Chilliwack Chiefs.)
New restaurant offering burgers, flame-grilled chicken slated to open east of Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK/POPKUM - A new restaurant offering burgers, flame-grilled chicken, butter chicken and more is set to open east of Chilliwack in a Popkum shopping centre. According to a social media post fr...
May 28, 2026 The new home of Burger Shack at 4-52855 Yale Road in Popkum.
Four arrested for allegedly defrauding $200,000 from Vancouver casino
SURREY - Police have arrested four people in Vancouver in connection with an alleged cheating scheme that defrauded a local casino of more than $200,000. B.C.'s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Uni...
May 28, 2026 Image: CFSEU-BC.
Massive fire guts Penticton, B.C., care facility, triggers evacuations
PENTICTON - A massive fire at a long-term care home under construction in B.C.'s Okanagan region has triggered tactical evacuations of nearby homes. The City of Penticton says the fire at 453 Green Av...
May 28, 2026 Image: Penticton Rant and Rave via Facebook.
23-year-old man who visited Abbotsford to sell coke and meth gets arrested: AbbyPD
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say a 23-year-old man who allegedly came to Abbotsford on Wednesday to sell drugs like meth, coke and fentanyl was arrested as a result of a traffic stop. According t...
May 28, 2026 Drug bust. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)
2 Chilliwack River Valley campgrounds closed until further notice due to storm damage
CHILLIWACK RIVER VALLEY - Two campsites in the picturesque Chilliwack River Valley have been closed due to storm damage. According to a formal notice posted by Fireside Camping on Tuesday, May 26, Rec...
May 28, 2026 Chipmunk Peninsula. (Image Credit: Recreation Sites and Trails BC.)
Chilliwack-area First Nation says it has not consented to a proposed housing project outside its reserve
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack-area First Nation band has expressed concern over a proposed housing development on Yale Road outside of its reserve, saying it has direct impacts on the band's wellness, pea...
May 28, 2026 Location of proposed housing development on Yale Road located east of Chilliwack city limits. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)
Despite claims made in Chilliwack, Vancouver denies busing homeless out to other cities ahead of World Cup
VANCOUVER - Rumours have spread on social media that homeless people from Vancouver were being bused out of town in an attempt to "clean up" ahead of the FIFA World Cup that begins next month. But Van...
May 28, 2026 Science World in Vancouver. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns)