Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Valley Huskers standout excels at CFL BC Lions E-Camp, thanks to elite sports training program in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Raiden Mastin, an All-Canadian in the CJFL and a standout player for the Valley Huskers in Chilliwack this past season, recently showcased his exceptional skill set as one of the top perf...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 28, 2025

Convicted murderer claims Agassiz prison authorities wrongfully took books including 'Mein Kampf'
AGASSIZ - A convicted murderer who kept his victim's severed head in a bucket claims prison authorities in British Columbia are wrongfully withholding books he has acquired during his life sentence, i...
Darryl Greer, Canadian Press Apr 28, 2025 Image: File image of Corrections Canada shoulder patch. / Darryl Dyck, The Canadian Press

Fraser Valley communities receive B.C. funding for safer roads
FRASER VALLEY - The B.C. government is looking to upgrade its Vision Zero program. A nearly $795,000 investment has been distributed to 50 communities across B.C. in 2025, including several projects w...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 27, 2025

8 displaced after early morning fire in Chilliwack home
CHILLIWACK - Volunteers came to help eight residents after the Chilliwack Fire Department responded to a house fire in the Fairfield Island area early Sunday morning, April 27. At about 3:50 a.m., app...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 27, 2025 Damage to a Fairfield Island home after a fire early Sunday morning, Apr. 27. Photo: Tyler Man.

UPDATE: 1 in custody after lockdown on Seabird Island
UPDATE 3:30 p.m., Saturday: Seabird Island band has lifted the shelter-in-place and thanked the public for their cooperation. We have reached out to the RCMP for comment. UPDATE 8:04 a.m. Sunday: A 46...
Alyssa Conti Apr 27, 2025

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of April 27, 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 Apr 27, 2025

Professional artist wins Hope council by-election in landslide
HOPE - A professional artist with 20 years of experience in marketing and commercial graphic design has won the council by-election in the District of Hope by a substantial margin. Bonny Graham, whose...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 26, 2025

Structure fires destroy 2021 flood-damaged homes in Merritt Saturday
MERRITT - A pair of structure fires in Merritt Saturday evening (April 26) has razed several of the homes that were left damaged from 2021 flooding in the community.The two homes had already been purc...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 26, 2025

UPDATE: Multiple people dead at Lapu Lapu Day festival: Vancouver PD
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Police say multiple people are dead after a person drove his car through a street festival in the city's Eastside Saturday evening (Apr. 26). Police say in a social media post th...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 26, 2025

Man dies after car jumps curb, crashes into seven vehicles in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - A man has died in a crash involving eight vehicles in Surrey, B.C., after he suffered what investigators believe to be a medical emergency while driving. Police say the crash happened just be...
Alyssa Conti Apr 26, 2025