Category Archives: Fraser Valley

AbbyPD responds to over a dozen domestic incidents over the weekend
ABBOTSFORD - When it wasn't keeping a watchful eye at the sold-out Abbotsford Centre as the Canucks took on the Charlotte Checkers in the AHL Calder Cup, police in Abbotsford handled over 300 calls ov...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 23, 2025

Chilliwack Fire Dept. seeks paid on-call firefighters
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Fire Department says it is now accepting applications for the 2025-26 paid on-call (POC) firefighter Recruit Training Program. According to a news release from Assistant Fi...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 23, 2025

Elderly woman in Mission scammed out of tens of thousands in bank fraud scheme
MISSION - Mounties in Mission are warning the public about a complex bank scam in which an elderly woman from Mission was scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars in May. According to a statement f...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 23, 2025

Chilliwack business vacates premises, will continue online
CHILLIWACK - A boutique store in Garrison offering what it calls "thoughtful, curated and beautiful products" for customers and their homes has vacated its retail storefront but will remain open onlin...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 23, 2025

One person shot after clash between 2 groups of men near Surrey park Sunday night
SURREY - Police in Surrey say they're an investigating a shooting near a park that sent one person to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Surrey Police Service says frontline officers were di...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 23, 2025

Cultus Lake Park Board commissioners still lowest paid of all Chilliwack-area elected officials
CHILLIWACK - Cultus Lake Park Board commissioners remain the lowest-paid elected officials in the Chilliwack area, according to the latest data released by the park board. In 2024, park commissioners ...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 23, 2025

FortisBC gas bills to change on July 1
SURREY - Surrey-based FortisBC says it has received approval from B.C.'s energy regulator to have more gas it supplies to homes designated as Renewable Natural Gas, a move the energy company acknowled...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 23, 2025

Chilliwack Cultural Centre hosts woodturners and fibre artists in upcoming exhibits
CHILLIWACK - Guests are invited to view a host of visual treats as the Chilliwack Visual Artists Association (CVAA) showcases three exhibits this summer. The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild's "12 Turn...
Alyssa Conti Jun 22, 2025

Over 400 homeless found in latest Abbotsford PIT count, up 14.5% from 2023
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford has released the results of its first city-led Point-in-Time (PiT) Count, conducted last fall, and the numbers show that the homeless population has gone up from th...
Alyssa Conti Jun 22, 2025

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of June 22, 2025
CHILLIWACK - Crime Stoppers "MOST WANTED" is a weekly service based on information provided by police investigators who need public assistance in making our communities safer by identifying individual...
Alyssa Conti Jun 22, 2025