Category Archives: Fraser Valley

UPDATE: Witnesses sought in two-vehicle rollover that sent an Alberta man to hospital (VIDEO)
UPDATE #2: The BC Highway Patrol is appealing for witnesses to come forward following yesterday's serious motor vehicle incident on Hwy. 1 in Chilliwack that sent an elderly Alberta man to hospital in...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 03, 2025 Image: William Snow / A helicopter has landed on Highway 1 due to a rollover crash.

Armed Zimbabwean man sentenced for smuggling drugs across U.S. border southeast of Hope, B.C.
NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK - An armed Zimbabwean citizen who crossed illegally between an area southeast of Hope, B.C. and Western Washington on two occasions with the intent to distribute narcotics...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 03, 2025

Chilliwack RCMP seek man wanted on multiple Canada-wide warrants
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are appealing to the public for help in locating a 49-year-old man who is wanted on multiple Canada-wide warrants. According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP Sgt...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 03, 2025

Air quality warning in place for Fraser Valley
CHILLIWACK - Wildfire smoke is making breathing difficult for many people across the Fraser Valley and the B.C. Lower Mainland. The situation has led to the declaration of an Air Quality Warning by th...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 03, 2025

Huge fire continues to grow southeast of Chilliwack, across the U.S.-Canada border
NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK - A lightning-caused wildfire that ignited last week in an area southeast of Chilliwack on the U.S. side has grown from 50 acres (20.2 ha) to over 735 acres (297.4 ha). Ac...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 03, 2025

Male with warrants caught after foot pursuit in downtown Chilliwack: RCMP
CHILLIWACK - A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment says a man who was wanted by police has been arrested after an overnight foot pursuit in downtown Chilliwack. According to a statement fr...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 03, 2025

U.S. Border Patrol claims Canadian 'murderer' caught sneaking into U.S. south of Surrey
BLAINE, WASHINGTON - The chief patrol agent for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Blaine claims a Canadian murderer and drug trafficker was caught sneaking into the U.S. from Canada illegally ...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 03, 2025

Break and enter southwest of Yarrow leaves residents shaken (VIDEO)
ABBOTSFORD - In response to an inquiry from Fraser Valley Today, a spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department has confirmed that a man was arrested after a break and enter happened last week in...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 03, 2025

Greendale Acres celebrating the Fall harvest season
CHILLIWACK - With the fall harvest season in sight throughout the Fraser Valley, Greendale Acres is planning a series of events to recognize the excitement at the end of the growing season. Family-fri...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 02, 2025

Lightning strikes down but more heat primes wildfires in B.C.: wildfire service
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says there were just 74 lightning strikes on Labour Day compared with thousands that peppered the province at the end of August. The number of wildfires has jumped ...
Dave Barry Sep 02, 2025