Category Archives: Fraser Valley

UPDATE: One person treated after stove fire at Chilliwack home on Fourth Avenue Wednesday
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack firefighters were called to a home on Fourth Avenue in Chilliwack Wednesday afternoon for the initial report of a stove fire. According to scanner traffic, fire crews were init...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 27, 2025

Train vs. vehicle incident in Maple Ridge Wednesday morning leaves 1 deceased
MAPLE RIDGE - Mounties in Maple Ridge are investigating a fatal motor vehicle incident on Lougheed Highway Wednesday morning that police believe involved a single vehicle and a train. According to a s...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 27, 2025

Major changes to curbside collection in Chilliwack starting in 2026
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove is touting new changes to the city's curbside collection program that will roll out next year. In a statement from the municipality, the City of Chilliwack say...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 27, 2025

Carnival worker from Mission-based company dies after being found unconscious near ride in Prince Rupert, B.C.
PRINCE RUPERT - A worker has died at a summer carnival in Prince Rupert, B.C., after being found unconscious near a ride. Mounties say officers responded to a report of an injured man at the carnival ...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 27, 2025

Chilliwack North MLA to host BBQ next month for B.C. Conservative members
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs will hold a BBQ as a way of connecting with fellow B.C. Conservatives and their family members next month at a park in Rosedale. The event happens Frida...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 27, 2025

Chilliwack comedy event to benefit family of local dad who battled cancer with positivity, hope
CHILLIWACK - Yo Trieu was more than a source of joy, laughter and good advice to friends and colleagues, and he seldom relinquished that attitude during his battle with cancer. Trieu juggled multiple ...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 27, 2025

UPDATE: Surrey police ID man in alleged sexual assault
UPDATE: Surrey police now say that the man who was the subject of a public appeal into an alleged sexual assault has been identified by police. Police say the investigation is ongoing and active, and ...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 27, 2025

CUPE wants FVRD workers in Hope to earn what others in the Fraser Valley make
HOPE - A union with a strong presence in the Fraser Valley says it is fighting for a new contract that will treat recreation workers in Hope fairly by compensating them comparably to their Fraser Vall...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 27, 2025

After 40 years, Chilliwack business to close this week
CHILLIWACK - While it announced its closure earlier this year, the time has arrived for a Chilliwack specialty store to close its doors for good. After 40 years of serving customers in Chilliwack and ...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 27, 2025

Fraser Valley anglers flock to Fraser River for sockeye amid decades-long declines for salmon
FRASER RIVER - Anglers from across the Fraser Valley and the Lower Mainland have been standing shoulder to shoulder on stretches of the Fraser River this week, hoping to hook a sockeye salmon during a...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 27, 2025