Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Over 800 special ballots 'mistakenly' kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says
OTTAWA - Over 800 special ballots cast during the recent federal election were mistakenly kept at the office of a returning officer in B.C., Elections Canada says. The agency says all registered polit...
Mike VandenBosch May 07, 2025

Man stabs police service dog during high-risk police incident in Richmond
RICHMOND - Mounties in Richmond say a man who was apprehended during a high-risk police incident stabbed a police service dog Wednesday morning. According to a statement from Richmond RCMP Corporal Me...
Mike VandenBosch May 07, 2025

AbbyPD investigating naked male hiker on remote trail, with mental health factors involved
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they're investigating two separate reports of a naked Caucasian male who was observed hiking without any clothes on in Eagle Mountain east of Abbotsford earlier t...
Mike VandenBosch May 07, 2025

Chilliwack man, 28, fatally struck by train near Young Road rail crossing
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack first responders were dispatched to the Young Road rail crossing Wednesday morning after a 28-year-old man was fatally struck by a train. According to scanner traffic, Chilliwa...
Mike VandenBosch May 07, 2025

Pickup truck tumbles down Chilliwack embankment Tuesday evening
CHILLIWACK - A pickup truck tumbled down an embankment, possibly as much as 50 feet, just off Vedder Mountain Road in Chilliwack on Tuesday evening and onto a popular Chilliwack trail. According to sc...
Mike VandenBosch May 07, 2025

Planned burn could have killed trapped firefighters, says B.C. safety report
British Columbia's worker protection agency says a planned burn by the province's wildfire service during the devastating 2023 fire season could have killed or injured multiple firefighters who became...
Mike VandenBosch May 07, 2025

UPDATE: 2 people transported to hospital after fire at Chilliwack high-rise complex Tuesday evening
UPDATE: Chilliwack Fire Chief Andrew Brown has issued a news release connected to last night's structure fire. "On May 06, 2025, at approximately 7 p.m., the Chilliwack Fire Department was dispatched ...
Mike VandenBosch May 06, 2025

Unionized City of Abbotsford employees to get 4% pay increase as part of new labour deal
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford has reached a two-year labour agreement with its unionized employees that will offer a pay increase of four per cent in the first year and 3.5 per cent in the secon...
Mike VandenBosch May 06, 2025

Report of suspicious activity leads to significant stolen property recovery: Hope RCMP
HOPE - Mounties in Hope say a report of suspicious activity eventually led to a discovery of stolen property in late April. According to a statement from Hope RCMP Staff Sgt. Michael Sargent, Mounties...
Mike VandenBosch May 06, 2025

Stolen search and rescue gear bags have been returned: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack say the gear bags containing specialized search and rescue (SAR) equipment that were stolen during the search operation for the missing 7-year-old child last week hav...
Mike VandenBosch May 06, 2025