Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Abby-Mission unemployment dips while Chilliwack loses 1,200 jobs in June: StatCan
CHILLIWACK - The labour pendulum has swung this summer, following months of steady employment in Chilliwack and rising joblessness in Abbotsford-Mission, according to the June jobs report. Chilliwack ...
Jul 11, 2025
Mission RCMP seek group of women allegedly on a shoplifting heist
MISSION - Police are warning businesses about some well-dressed ladies believed to have been coordinating a series of recent thefts in Mission.On Monday evening (June 30), three women went into the Sh...
Jul 11, 2025
Unifor says B.C. Labour Board has certified union at Amazon facility in Delta, B.C.
VANCOUVER - Unifor says the B.C. Labour Relations Board has awarded union certification to workers at an Amazon facility in Delta, B.C. The workers will now begin the process of negotiating a first co...
Jul 11, 2025
Shots fired at Indian star Kapil Sharma's Surrey, B.C., restaurant
Police in British Columbia are investigating after shots were fired at a restaurant linked to a prominent Indian comedian, with apparent footage of the overnight incident widely shared on social media...
Jul 10, 2025
UPDATE: Sewer main break fixed, giving Cultus Lake residents full access to water again
UPDATE: Cultus Lake residents are now free to resume water usage, and flush toilets, at 4:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon. "As of 4:30 p.m., Thursday, July 10, you can proceed with normal water & sewer...
Jul 10, 2025
Credit unions with branches in Chilliwack, Abbotsford to merge into one federal credit union
CHILLIWACK - Members of two credit unions with branches in Chilliwack and Abbotsford have voted along with members from a third credit union in B.C. to form a single combined federal credit union.Acco...
Jul 10, 2025
Hope commercial repair shop to close next week
HOPE - A fully certified truck repair shop in Hope with licensed mechanics, welders, and inspectors will close its doors for good next week.In a social media post Thursday morning, Silver Skagit Mecha...
Jul 10, 2025
Chawathil First Nation near Hope elects a new chief
CHAWATHIL FIRST NATION - The host of a popular podcast who served as an elected councillor and graduated from the Peter A. Allard School School of Law at UBC is the newly elected chief of a First Nati...
Jul 10, 2025
One lane of Hwy. 1 w/b through Abbotsford blocked due to vehicle incident
ABBOTSFORD - The morning drive westbound on Highway 1 between Abbotsford and Langley is a huge mess. DriveBC reported at 9:30 a.m. on its X/Twitter account that a westbound vehicle incident just west ...
Jul 10, 2025
One of B.C.'s largest Indigenous powwows returns to the Fraser Valley this weekend
MISSION - One of British Columbia's largest Indigenous powwows returns to the Fraser Valley this weekend. The Visionary Youth Peers for Equity and Revitalization (VYPER), an Indigenous youth-led group...
Jul 10, 2025