Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Update: BCHL responds after WHL initiates franchise application process for Chilliwack for 2026-27 season
UPDATE 9:30 A.M., MONDAY: The BCHL has issued a statement after acknowledging that ownership of the Penticton Vees has acquired a WHL expansion squad starting this fall, and the City of Chilliwack has...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 24, 2025

RCMP seize pellet guns from youth near Mission fair, arrest 16-year-old male
MISSION - Less than 48 hours after a social media post claimed a shootout would occur at a fair operating in a mall parking lot over the weekend, Mounties in Mission seized pellet guns from two groups...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 24, 2025

Structure fire in Abbotsford displaces roughly 30 people, hospitalizes 2
ABBOTSFORD - Upwards of 30 residents have been displaced after a structure fire broke out at a multi-unit residential building Sunday evening in Abbotsford.According to a statement from City of Abbots...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 24, 2025

UFV looks to dispel common education myths with new career tool
CHILLIWACK - The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) has brewed up a new project to dispel common education misconceptions, including the claim that Liberal Arts majors only end up in minimum-wage s...
Alyssa Conti Mar 23, 2025

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of March 23, 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...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 23, 2025

Police execute search warrant at Chilliwack home
CHILLIWACK - Less than 24 hours after a shooting near Princess and Williams in Chilliwack, but with no apparent relation, B.C. RCMP have confirmed that a search warrant has been executed at a Chilliwa...
Alyssa Conti Mar 22, 2025

Inmate convicted of sexual interference dies in Abbotsford prison
ABBOTSFORD - An 85-year-old inmate who was serving a two-year sentence has died in an Abbotsford prison last week. According to Correctional Service Canada (CSC), Garcia Ribeiro Dias had been serving ...
Alyssa Conti Mar 22, 2025

Charity looks to strike a chord in Chilliwack with upcoming concert fundraiser
CHILLIWACK -A charity that provides unique music lessons to underserved youth is looking to introduce itself to the Chilliwack community with an evening of songs and storytelling. Empower Through Musi...
Alyssa Conti Mar 22, 2025

UPDATE: RCMP increase patrols at Mission fair after unconfirmed shootout post
MISSION - UPDATE: Mission RCMP investigators have spoken with the persons related to the social media comments, including the youth who created the post, the youth involved in the alleged conflict, an...
Alyssa Conti Mar 22, 2025

City of Chilliwack regains Coliseum ownership after nearly 23 years
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Coliseum is going back to its roots with the City of Chilliwack- more than 22 years after its tenure with the Chiefs Development Group (CDG). In 2002, the City entered a Pu...
Alyssa Conti Mar 21, 2025