Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Camping reservations being accepted once again for Golden Ears Park
CHILLIWACK - Campers eager to visit Golden Ears Park can begin booking campsites this week as storm repair work nears completion.Reservations for the park's three front-country campgrounds opened this...
Dave Barry Mar 19, 2025

Highway 1 to be closed east of Lytton later this week
LYTTON - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) says Highway 1 east of Lytton will be closed later this week and part of next week. According to a statement from MOTI, Highway 1...
Mar 18, 2025

B.C. doles out grant funding to bolster food manufacturing sector
KELOWNA, B.C. - The B.C. government is contributing $6.6 million in grant funding to food manufacturing firms across the province, saying it will help create jobs and bolster domestic food security. J...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 18, 2025

B.C. geoduck exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom
VANCOUVER - British Columbia seafood producers are bracing for impact as China is slated to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on geoduck clams, a move that could devastate the multimillion-dollar export indu...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 18, 2025

Langley Mounties seize $150K in drugs and cash, possibly linked to organized crime
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley say a special police response unit seized approximately $150,000 worth of illicit drugs, currency and a vehicle last week during a traffic stop of a suspicious vehicle. A...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 18, 2025

B.C. govt. refers Hope wastewater facility for administrative penalties due to alleged non-compliance
HOPE - The B.C. Ministry of Environment and Parks has referred the District of Hope for administrative penalties over alleged non-compliance of its wastewater treatment facility on Tom Berry Road in H...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 18, 2025

Assault charges for man accused of bear-spraying Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - RCMP have arrested a man who allegedly bear-sprayed two officers in Nanaimo, B.C. Police say they were called out Saturday afternoon to a report of a man throwing an axe into the back ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 18, 2025

Impairment not a factor in Saturday night's roundabout crash: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson says impairment did not contribute to Saturday night's vehicle crash at the Tyson Road-Watson Road roundabout in Sardis. According to an email from RCMP spo...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 18, 2025

New attractions at Chilliwack tulip festival this spring
CHILLIWACK - Spring is set to blossom in an array of dazzling colours in Chilliwack as the Botanica Tulip Festival gears up for a return to the Fraser Valley. Nearly two million bulbs spread across 14...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 18, 2025

Police execute search warrant at Chilliwack home Monday
CHILLIWACK - A heavy police presence surrounded a Third Avenue home in Chilliwack Monday around noontime as authorities executed a search warrant at a residence. According to a statement from RCMP spo...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 18, 2025