Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Popkum Fire to conduct training exercise Tuesday evening
CHILLIWACK - Popkum Fire Department east of Chilliwack will conduct fire suppression training in the community it serves Tuesday evening (Apr. 15) from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The fire agency wrote on ...
Apr 15, 2025
Visits to Fraser Valley prison suspended due to lockdown
ABBOTSFORD - Correctional Service Canada staff have ordered a lockdown at a federal prison in the Fraser Valley.According to a statement Tuesday, CSC says the lockdown was instituted at Matsqui Instit...
Apr 15, 2025
Lack of helmet leads to arrest of 41-year-old Mission man for multiple drugs, loaded handgun
MISSION - What began as a basic encounter with police over a minor motor vehicle infraction quickly steamrolled into a full-on police investigation in which a 41-year-old Mission man was found to be a...
Apr 15, 2025
Mounties arrest 36-year-old Langley man for 'indecent' act on a trail, seek witnesses
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley say they've arrested a 36-year-old Langley man for allegedly committing an indecent act on a trail near 211 Street in Langley earlier this month.According to a statement ...
Apr 15, 2025
Fraser Valley man, Rajinder Singh Chahal, accused of 3 sexual assaults on transit faces charges
NEW WESTMINSTER - The British Columbia Prosecution Service has approved charges relating to three alleged sexual assaults on Metro Vancouver's transit system against a 55-year-old Fraser Valley man. A...
Apr 15, 2025
Chilliwack firefighters extinguish hedge fire at strata complex overnight, with smoke visible from afar
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack firefighters were dispatched early Tuesday morning (Apr. 15) for a hedge fire at a strata complex on Chilliwack Central Road near Valley Toyota. According to Chilliwack residen...
Apr 15, 2025
Chilliwack gas prices stubbornly high compared to Hope
CHILLIWACK - Gas prices remain stubbornly high in Chilliwack compared to one municipality east of the city. According to Gas Buddy, unleaded gasoline is currently priced in Hope at $1.409/litre at Che...
Apr 15, 2025
Construction activities underway on new Chilliwack elementary school
CHILLIWACK - Construction activities are well underway on McGrath Road in Rosedale for a new 500-seat elementary school in eastern Chilliwack. In September 2023, the B.C. government announced it would...
Apr 15, 2025
Cricket facility coming to Chilliwack park
CHILLIWACK - As Chilliwack grows to well over 100,000 people and becomes more diverse, the City of Chilliwack plans to accommodate growing demand for multi-use parks that meet the needs of various spo...
Apr 15, 2025
Somali national linked to narcotics crimes caught sneaking into U.S. from Fraser Valley
BLAINE, WASHINGTON - U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Blaine, Washington Sector have arrested a Somali national with a criminal history involving narcotics after he illegally entered the U.S. last w...
Apr 14, 2025