Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Deadline for input into scaled back Chilliwack-area housing project approaches: FVRD
CHILLIWACK/POPKUM - The deadline for resident feedback and input around a proposed 216-unit housing project on Yale Road just outside Chilliwack city limits is fast approaching. On its website, the Fr...
Apr 16, 2026
Alert citizen tips off Abbotsford Police, leading to recovery of more than 20 stolen catalytic converters
ABBOTSFORD - An alert member of the community is being credited after notifying Abbotsford Police about a suspicious man who appeared to be cutting catalytic converters near Whatcom Road and Highway 1...
Apr 15, 2026 Catalytic converter theft. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)
Maple Ridge RCMP nab impaired man driving over 111 km/h above speed limit - with kids in car
MAPLE RIDGE - Mounties in Maple Ridge say a 37-year-old man is facing steep financial penalties, no car for a month, and a chat with the Ministry of Children and Family Development after he was caught...
Apr 15, 2026 Excessive speed. (Image Credit: RCMP.)
Nearly 400,000 equivalent doses of fentanyl seized from clandestine drug lab in Chilliwack: RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack now say the equivalent of nearly 400,000 doses of fentanyl, thousands of MDMA pills, and more than 5,000 kilograms of chemicals and precursors used in the productio...
Apr 15, 2026 Clandestine drug lab on South Sumas Road in Chilliwack. (Image Credit: Chilliwack RCMP.)
Spring snow dump brings 30cm of accumulation on B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway
COQUIHALLA - A low-pressure system dumped significant spring snow on a number of major British Columbia highways, hampering travel through the Interior, including on the Coquihalla where 30 centimetre...
Apr 15, 2026
Two men wanted out of Mission caught during wild arrest sequence in Richmond: RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say two men ages 28 and 19 who were wanted for a number of criminal charges have been arrested after a wild sequence of events at a mall in Richmond on Monday afternoon. ...
Apr 15, 2026 19-year-old Dayton Zahn (left) and 28-year-old William Beale, who were wanted out of Mission for multiple charges, were arrested during a wild sequence of events at a mall in Richmond this past Monday. (Image Credit: Mission RCMP.)
Motorist towing a trailer causes thousands of dollars in damage to EV charging station in Agassiz
AGASSIZ - Upper Fraser Valley Mounties say a motorist towing a trailer last week turned near a charging station and struck it on Pioneer Avenue in Agassiz, causing significant damage to the public inf...
Apr 15, 2026 File photo, EV charging stations on Pioneer Avenue in Agassiz. It's not clear if this EV charging station is the one that was damaged. (Image Credit: District of Kent.)
Province to spend over $40 million for 300-seat addition at Langley high school
LANGLEY - The province announced Wednesday morning that a new 300-seat addition costing over $40 million will be built at a secondary school in the Willoughby neighbourhood in Langley.According to a s...
Apr 15, 2026 R.E. Mountain Secondary. (Image Credit: R.E. Mountain Secondary PAC.)
Hometown Hoedown for Hospice sets record for attendance, raises over $78K for local programs
CHILLIWACK - Staff with the Chilliwack Hospice Society say its 13th annual Hometown Hoedown for Hospice attracted a record number of attendees over the weekend, resulting in more than $78,000 raised t...
Apr 15, 2026 Attendees take part in Saturday night's 13th annual Hometown Hoedown for Hospice, which raised over $78,000 to support Chilliwack Hospice Society's free grief and palliative programs and services. (Image Credit: Vickie Legere Photography, used with permission.)
City of Chilliwack to spend over $7 million to upgrade, widen Watson Road between Tyson and Vedder
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack City Council voted last week to accept a proposal from B&B Heavy Civil Construction to upgrade and widen Watson Road between Tyson Road and Vedder Road in Sardis. Councillo...
Apr 15, 2026 Watson Road in Sardis. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)