Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Cultus Lake Day parade, community activities happening lakeside on Saturday
CULTUS LAKE - Rain or shine, Cultus Lake Day is back for another year of community spirit with a full roster of activities. Cultus Lake Day kicks off at the Cultus Lake Fire Hall with a pancake breakf...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 20, 2025

Rural road west of Chilliwack closed after rollover
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department says Boundary Road was closed Thursday afternoon after a motor vehicle incident.According to a social media post from the department at 4:30 p.m. Thursday...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 19, 2025

WildSafeBC notifies public about cougar sighting near popular Chilliwack hiking trail
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley chapter of WildSafeBC is warning hikers and trail runners about a cougar sighting near a popular Chilliwack hiking trail. According to the text of a social media post Th...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 19, 2025

20-year-old male reported missing on June 15 has been located: Langley RCMP
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley now say the 20-year-old male who was reported missing on June 15 has been located. According to a brief statement from Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, the m...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 19, 2025 File photo, RCMP

MP Strahl invites residents to take part in Canada Day photo contest
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl is inviting area residents to enter a contest for a chance to win a massive Canadian flag. Strahl, who was first elected to office in 2011 to represent Chil...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 19, 2025

Harrison Lagoon reopens following testing by Fraser Health
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS - Three days after it was ordered closed due to unsafe waters, the Village of Harrison Hot Springs says the lakeside lagoon has reopened. Earlier this week on Monday, the municipa...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 19, 2025

Chilliwack-area First Nation to hold ratification vote
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack-area First Nation will hold a ratification vote on a ballot measure that the band says could unlock the full economic potential of its sovereign commercial and industrial lan...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 19, 2025

IKEA Plan and order facility coming to Abbotsford this fall
ABBOTSFORD - IKEA Canada has confirmed that it will open a Plan and order facility in Abbotsford, the first such location in the province and the 11th in Canada. According to a news release from the c...
Dave Barry Jun 19, 2025

Canadian Food Inspection Agency finds rare disease at Chilliwack commercial pigeon premises
CHILLIWACK - Personnel at Canada's federal food inspection agency say they have uncovered a case of Newcastle disease at a commercial pigeon operation in Chilliwack, requiring the birds to be culled a...
Dave Barry Jun 19, 2025

Fire breaks out at industrial facility in Chilliwack early Thursday morning
UPDATE 8:25 A.M.: Chilliwack Fire Chief Andrew Brown says firefighters from four halls responded to a fire at a waste and recycling transfer facility (Valley Waste & Recycling) on Aitken Road. Fir...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 19, 2025