Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Teen driver in Abbotsford endangers others with reckless speed and pays the price
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say a teenage driver's decision to go more than double the speed limit on an Abbotsford road backfired in a big way Wednesday night.In a statement, AbbyPD spokesperso...
May 14, 2026 Towed vehicle in Abbotsford. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)
Chilliwack, Mission RCMP to conduct backcountry patrols this long weekend to ensure ORV, rec user safety
CHILLIWACK/MISSION - Mounties with the Upper Fraser Valley and Mission RCMP detachments both say they will be conducting backcountry and remote patrols during the upcoming long weekend to ensure off-r...
May 14, 2026 Backcountry patrols. (Image Credit: Upper Fraser Valley RCMP.)
Chilliwack Mayor Popove says he's gotten a ton of feedback over the new curbside collection rollout
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove says he's gotten the memo loud and clear from Chilliwack residents about the new curbside collection rollout and its apparent shortcomings, but hopes residents...
May 14, 2026 Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove. (Image Credit: City of Chilliwack.)
Chilliwack RCMP looking to ID SUV as possible witness in serious assault on Wells Road
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are appealing to the public for help in identifying an SUV that was observed traveling near the location of a serious assault on Wells Road in Chilliwack earlier th...
May 14, 2026 Based on their investigation thus far, Chilliwack RCMP Serious Crime Unit members believe the occupants of this vehicle may have seen or heard something significant and could provide critical information. (Image Credit: RCMP.)
Chilliwack Board of Education approves 8 recommendations aimed at balancing enrolment, capacity
CHILLIWACK - After two-plus months of consultation with parents and families, the Chilliwack Board of Education on Tuesday night approved eight recommendations aimed at balancing enrolment and capacit...
May 13, 2026 Chilliwack School District. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)
UPDATE: Fire near Harrison Hot Springs now being held
UPDATE #2, 5:10 P.M. THURSDAY: The BC Wildfire Service now says the 2-hectare fire near Harrison Hot Springs is being held. UPDATE: As of 4:27 p.m. Wednesday, the fire within view of Harrison Hot Spri...
May 13, 2026 Wildfire near Harrison Hot Springs. (Image Credit: Rhonda Ryrie via Facebook.)
Two foreign nationals arrested in Surrey in extortion shooting
SURREY - Two foreign nationals have been arrested in connection to extortion violence in Surrey, B.C., where there has been a spike in shootings at homes and businesses this year. Police say 22-year-o...
May 13, 2026 Image: Surrey Police Service / Two foreign nationals, 22-year-old Damanjeet Singh (left) and 30-year-old Pardaman Singh, have been arrested in connection to extortion violence in Surrey.
Update: Power restored for most Chilliwack residents after major outage Wednesday morning
UPDATE, 10:40 A.M.: Power has now been restored to most of the customers impacted by the outage. There are about 39 customers near Young Road and Cleveland Avenue (east of Central Elementary) still wi...
May 13, 2026 Power outage Wednesday morning in Chilliwack. (Image Credit: BC Hydro.)
46-year-old man wanted by police, refuses to turn himself in: Mission RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission are hoping someone in the Fraser Valley can help them locate a 46-year-old man who was previously charged with theft under $5,000, assault, threats and breach of his rele...
May 13, 2026 Wanted man. (Image Credit: Mission RCMP.)
West Harrison campsites to fully reopen this week
WEST HARRISON - The company that manages several campgrounds west of Harrison Lake says all of its campgrounds will be open for the Victoria Day long weekend, following a multi-site closure in late Ap...
May 13, 2026 Image: Recreation Sites and Trails BC / Wood Lake.