Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Chilliwack, Hope businesses targeted with fake $100 bills: RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Police are warning local businesses about counterfeit money being used in Hope and Chilliwack. According to an RCMP social media post, male and female suspects have been attempting to pas...
Alyssa Conti Nov 14, 2025

Keith Wilson blocked at Hopedale Road amid power outage
UPDATE #3: Power was restored to the Keith Wilson Road corridor at approximately 4:13 a.m. Friday morning, roughly 12 hours after the outage first began. UPDATE #2: Power has been restored for most cu...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 13, 2025 Image: Submitted / Keith Wilson Road is current blocked at Hopedale Road.

Chilliwack jackpot winners plan to invest, help daughter after winning $500,000 Lotto Max prize
CHILLIWACK - Winning a half-million dollars can leave a lot of people in disbelief. Chilliwack couple Joyce and Brandon Cheshire couldn't exactly believe the results of the Lotto Max draw from October...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 13, 2025

One person transported to hospital in critical condition after crash on the Coquihalla Highway
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - One patient was sent to hospital in critical condition after a crash on the Coquihalla Highway between Kamloops and Merritt Wednesday afternoon.BC Emergency Health Services confir...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 13, 2025

Chilliwack school board to consider 6.8-acre property purchase in Promontory for over $9 million
UPDATE: The Chilliwack school board has voted today at their special meeting to approve the first reading for the board bylaw for acquisition pertaining to the 6.8-acre property purchase of 5303 Promo...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 13, 2025

Chilliwack real estate sales experience steep decline in October vs. fall 2024
CHILLIWACK - While seasonal momentum might be picking up for patches of B.C.'s real estate sector, sales of homes in Chilliwack and the surrounding area maintained their steep decline in October versu...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 13, 2025

Abbotsford Centre to undergo name change
ABBOTSFORD - The 2025 Calder Cup champion Abbotsford Canucks will be playing in a newly named arena moving forward. Once known as the Abbotsford Centre, the venue has been been renamed as the Rogers F...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 13, 2025

Abbotsford to have 234 secure rental homes built thanks to federal, provincial funding
ABBOTSFORD - The federal and provincial governments have committed joint funding toward building 234 secure rental homes through two projects in Abbotsford. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 13, 2025

Chilliwack-Hope MP Strahl encourages small businesses, non-profits to seek federal job funding
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl wants small businesses and non-profits with 50 or fewer full-time employees to seek federal funding to hire young Canadians in Chilliwack and the Fraser Val...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 13, 2025

Road construction phase of Prest Road project in Chilliwack delayed to spring 2026
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack says the next phase of the Prest Road widening project will not begin until next year, citing a delay in acquiring a required permit from the provincial government....
Mike VandenBosch Nov 13, 2025