Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Canada's labour market is 'static' after a year of U.S. tariffs, population shift
OTTAWA - Thursday marks one year since U.S. President Donald Trump upended the global trading system with his "Liberation Day" duties - a major step in his wider tariff campaign that's hammered critic...
Apr 02, 2026
Emergency room at Mission Memorial hospital operating under reduced hours through long weekend
MISSION - The emergency department at Mission Memorial Hospital will temporarily reduce its hours through the Easter long weekend due to staffing levels.Beginning Wednesday (April 1) through Monday, t...
Apr 01, 2026 File image of Mission Memorial Hospital (Image Credit: Fraser Health)
Abbotsford Canucks sign winger to tryout contract
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Canucks have signed 24-year-old Braden Birnie to a professional try-out agreement.Birnie recently made his professional hockey debut with the ECHL's Rapid City Rush and had...
Apr 01, 2026
Chilliwack to receive additional RCMP officer
CHILLIWACK - Eight experienced police officers were sworn in by RCMP Chief Superintendent Mark Le Page last week in Surrey. The group was welcomed into the RCMP as members of Troop #16. Troop #16 cons...
Apr 01, 2026 RCMP Chief Superintendent Mark Le Page (right) welcomed eight experienced police officers to the RCMP at a swearing-in ceremony in Surrey on March 24, 2026. (Image Credit: Supplied by RCMP)
YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Supporting small businesses in B.C.
Small businesses and the hard-working people behind them are the foundation of our province. My parents ran a small business, and later I started my own, so I know that owning and operating a business...
Apr 01, 2026 File image of the Artisan & Farmers Market at Sardis Park, one of a number of small business markets that operate in Chilliwack. (Image Credit: Artisan & Farmers Market at Sardis Park)
Chilliwack Wellness Centre closes on Trethewey Avenue
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack's Downtown BIA is advising those who work and live in the downtown of the closure of the Chilliwack Wellness Centre at 45951 Trethewey Avenue.The overnight shelter portion of t...
Apr 01, 2026 An image of the home of the Chilliwack Wellness Centre prior to it being established in November 2022. (Image Credit: Pattison Media)
UPDATE: 14-year-old girl reported missing located
SURREY - Police in Surrey say a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing April 1, has been located.The original story and her image and have been removed for privacy reasons.
Apr 01, 2026 (Image Credit: Surrey Police Service)
Highway 1 briefly closed in Abbotsford overnight after alcohol-involved crash
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say Highway 1 westbound through Abbotsford was closed for a brief duration early Wednesday morning after an alcohol-involved collision resulted in a car fire. Accordi...
Apr 01, 2026 Highway 1 closure. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)
Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries in Abbotsford after being hit by vehicle
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say a primary road has been closed after a pedestrian sustained life-threatening injuries from being struck by a vehicle overnight. According to a statement from poli...
Apr 01, 2026 Road closure. (Image Credit: AbbyPD)
Highway 1 speeder issued fines of nearly $800
ABBOTSFORD - The RCMP's BC Highway Patrol is reminding drivers that speeding and failing to follow the rules of the road can quickly get expensive.Mounties say they pulled over a driver along Highway ...
Mar 31, 2026 A speeder was caught doing 191 km/h on Highway 1 through Abbotsford. (Image Credit: BC Highway Patrol supplied)