Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Merritt receives over $3.4M provincial grant for flood protection diking project
MERRITT - The City of Merritt has received $3.4 million from the provincial government to construct new flood protections. Phase 1 of the Middlesboro Diking Project will install a critical section of ...
May 10, 2025
Traffic lane blocked due to car fire on Coquihalla Highway
UPDATE 2:55 P.M. FRIDAY, MAY 9: DriveBC reports that roads have now reopened. Original story below: HOPE - Traffic on one section of the Coquihalla Connector from Hope to Merritt has been blocked off ...
May 09, 2025
Residents invited to host pizza parties discussing Chilliwack community plan
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack is launching a new engagement project to get people talking about their community in the long run.Residents are invited to host an "OCPizza Party" with friends and ...
May 09, 2025
Chilliwack RCMP say 55-year-old missing woman has been safely located
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP personnel are pleased to report that the 55-year-old woman reported missing on May 2 has been located. She is safe and sound, according to a statement issued Tuesday morni...
May 09, 2025
Newly discovered wildfires reported burning out of control in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says four new wildfires are burning out of control in the Prince George Fire Centre. It says all of the new blazes were discovered Thursday. The service says all fou...
May 09, 2025
Filipino BC confirms identities of all 11 people killed in Vancouver festival attack
VANCOUVER - The group that organized the Lapu Lapu Day festival where 11 people were killed last month has released the names of the dead. Filipino BC says in a social media post that its members hono...
May 09, 2025
Chilliwack Chiefs head to Game 5 at home with 3-1 series lead
CHILLIWACK - The Chiefs are back from the road with a hopeful 3-1 series lead over the Victoria Grizzlies. At the Q Centre in Victoria on Tuesday (May 6), Grizzlies kicked off Game 3 with their only g...
May 09, 2025
Chilliwack, Abbotsford add more jobs as national unemployment rate ticks up to 6.9%: StatCan
CHILLIWACK - The job market seemingly sprang into motion across the Fraser Valley, as provincial and national labour figures slowly ticked up in April. Chilliwack continued to gain significant job mom...
May 09, 2025
Police look to ID two individuals possibly connected to Nowell Street residential fire in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack are asking for the public's help in identifying two individuals who may have information about a residential fire that happened on Nowell Street last month. According...
May 09, 2025
Three MLAs are supporting a B.C. farming family whose 400 ostriches are to be culled
VICTORIA - A member of an ostrich farming family held back tears as she called on the provincial government to help stop the cull of their 400 birds. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cu...
May 08, 2025