Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Chilliwack, Abby-Mission hospitals now offering enhanced colonoscopy testing
CHILLIWACK - Patients across the Fraser Health region may now be able to access better gut testing with the latest upgrade to local hospitals.The health agency has begun implementing GI Genius, an art...
Mar 29, 2026 Dana Tully, a registered nurse, using a colonoscopy scope. (Image Credit: Fraser Health)
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of March 29, 2026
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...
Mar 29, 2026
Approved FVRD 2026 Budget Plan sees rising costs, tax impact increases across region
FRASER VALLEY - The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) has now moved forward with its latest five-year budget plan. On Thursday (Mar. 26), the FVRD adopted its 2026-2030 Financial Plan Bylaw, whic...
Mar 28, 2026 The FVRD has approved its 2026-2030 Financial Plan. (Image Credit: Fraser Valley Regional District)
Police issue 30 tickets after commercial vehicle safety blitz in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department has conducted housekeeping checks on passing big rigs as commercial vehicles headlined traffic news this past week.Traffic enforcement officers partnered ...
Mar 28, 2026 Abbotsford police conduct commercial vehicle safety checks on Tuesday, March 24. (Image Credit: Abbotsford Police Department)
Family fighting to bring B.C. senior home after she fell into a coma in China
It was supposed to be a joyful family reunion, but instead a British Columbia grandmother is stranded in China in a coma, her family unable to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring her hom...
Mar 28, 2026
Sections of Highway 1 to close for maintenance work starting Monday
ABBOTSFORD - Drivers may expect delays as crews begin maintenance work along sections of Highway 1 after this weekend. On Monday (Mar. 30), from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the regional contractor Emil Anderson...
Mar 28, 2026 Road closures mark the incoming week as crews conduct maintenance work along sections of Highway 1. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Transit police arrest armed man at Surrey train station
SURREY - One man has been taken into custody after bringing a loaded gun and no transit fare to the Gateway SkyTrain station earlier this week.On Monday (Mar. 23), just after 10 a.m., Metro Vancouver ...
Mar 28, 2026 Metro Vancouver Transit Police have arrested one man for carrying a loaded gun into the Gateway SkyTrain Station on Monday, March 23. (Image Credit: Metro Vancouver Transit Police)
Fraser Valley residents, organizations honoured at annual diversity awards
ABBOTSFORD - Six individuals and groups have recently been recognized for their efforts in championing diversity and inclusion across the Fraser Valley.The 23rd annual Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity...
Mar 27, 2026
J.T. Veney Commits to Long Island University
Chilliwack, B.C. - The Chilliwack Chiefs are proud to announce that defenceman J.T. Veney has committed to Long Island University and will join the LIU Sharks for the upcoming season. Veney has been a...
Mar 27, 2026
Violent sex offender set to be released in Abbotsford Monday
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is advising the public about the release of a sex offender into the community. Police say 46-year-old Stephen Bradley Ewing is scheduled for release from ...
Mar 27, 2026 Stephen Ewing is set to be released on March 30, 2026. (Image Credit: Abbotsford Police Department)