Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Speed a likely factor as motorcyclist killed Wednesday night in Langley, the 2nd fatality involving a biker in under a week
LANGLEY - For the second time in less than a week, a motorcyclist has died in a fatal traffic collision in Langley. According to a statement from Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, Mounties...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 07, 2025

City of Mission seeks outside help as problems brew among councillors
MISSION - The City of Mission released a statement Thursday acknowledging there are "ongoing issues and conflicts" among municipal councillors as it seeks help from the provincial government. Accordin...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 07, 2025

Chilliwack RCMP confirm arson, vandalism at church, as congregation says it's gotten little help from city or RCMP
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson has confirmed that police investigated arson and vandalism at a local church in July, but the church says it's gotten little help from police or the City of...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 07, 2025

City of Chilliwack urges B.C. govt. to accept housing on First Nations land toward mandated housing targets
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack is calling on the B.C. govt. to accept housing unit contributions on First Nations land within Chilliwack toward provincially mandated housing targets. According to...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 07, 2025

Family 'heartbroken' after B.C. mother and baby killed by falling tree
COMOX - The family of a young mother and her five-month-old son killed by a falling tree at a Vancouver Island campground a week ago say they are "heartbroken" by the tragedy. In a statement provided ...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 07, 2025 The family of a young mother and her five-month-old son killed by a falling tree at a Vancouver Island campground a week ago say they are heartbroken by the tragedy.

B.C. restaurant owned by Bollywood star Kapil Sharma shot at a second time in a month
SURREY - Police say a restaurant in B.C.'s Fraser Valley linked to a prominent Indian comedian was shot at for the second time within a month. Surrey police say the latest attack on Kap's Cafe, linked...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 07, 2025

Gang unit detectives in B.C. arrest person in Chilliwack 'Dial-a-Dope' drug trafficking scheme
CHILLIWACK - It's hard to shake Chilliwack's title as having the highest crime rate in all of Canada when drug dealers carrying pepper spray and knives are using electric scooters to distribute illici...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 07, 2025

Two climbers, one of them injured, plucked off sheer mountain northeast of Hope
HOPE - Members of three search and rescue groups, including volunteers from Chilliwack and Hope, combined efforts to save two climbers off the sheer rock face of Yak Peak near Hope, B.C., early Wednes...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 06, 2025

Update: Highway 1 finally clear after big rig jackknifes 13 kms east of Chilliwack
UPDATE 5:35 P.M. WEDNESDAY: Highway 1 w/b near Herrling Island is finally clear after the big rig crashed. UPDATE, 3:25 P.M. WEDNESDAY: One lane of w/b Hwy. 1 roughly 13 kms east of Chilliwack remains...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 06, 2025

AbbyPD goes searching for child's stolen bike on Facebook Marketplace - and succeeds
ABBOTSFORD - The bad guys didn't win this time around, thanks to some nifty work by the Abbotsford Police Department in the past 24 hours. In a social media post, police in Abbotsford say a child's bi...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 06, 2025