Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Semi-truck lights on fire on Coquihalla Highway Sunday
HOPE - No one was injured after a fire on the Coquihalla Highway early Sunday morning (Mar. 15).At around 4 a.m., crews responded to a semi-truck and cargo trailer on Highway 5 northbound, near the Ot...
Mar 15, 2026 Hope fire crews tackle a semi fire on Sunday, March 15. (Image Credit: Hope Fire Department)
RCMP tackle fraud, grocery store thefts in Mission
MISSION - Money may not grow on trees, but a few suspects were determined to harvest it from other Mission residents regardless, according to the RCMP's latest weekly round-up.On March 2, a local orga...
Mar 15, 2026 Mission RCMP responded to 296 calls for service between March 2 and March 8, 2026. (Image Credit: RCMP / File)
Roughly 100 community members attend seniors' event in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Residents and community leaders in Abbotsford have turned out for local seniors at a dedicated event early this month.About 100 care professionals, elected officials and supporters gather...
Mar 15, 2026 Mayor Ross Siemens was one of the honoured guests at the public launch of Maplewood Care Foundation on March 5, 2026. (Image Credit: City of Abbotsford)
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of March 15, 2026
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...
Mar 15, 2026
Four taken to hospital after evening collision in Abbotsford, speed and alcohol considered
ABBOTSFORD - A number of roads were closed as police responded to a serious collision in Abbotsford Saturday night (Mar. 15). At 10:47 p.m., Abbotsford Police patrol officers responded to a serious si...
Mar 15, 2026 Police responded to an early morning collision on Sunday, March 15. (Image Credit: Abbotsford Police Department)
Back-and-Forth Battle Turns Late in Langley's Favour
The Chiefs saw the game get away from them in the third period. Special Olympics Night, presented by DHK Construction LTD. saw the Chilliwack Chiefs face off against the Langley Rivermen for th...
Mar 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Chilliwack Chiefs)
Mission pilots new biweekly provincial service program
MISSION - Residents may not have to travel too far to get select provincial services with the launch of a new pilot program in Mission.ServiceBC has partnered with the City of Mission to deliver servi...
Mar 14, 2026 The City of Mission has partnered with ServiceBC to launch a temporary pilot project at the local rec centre. (Image Credit: City of Mission)
Sculpture artists explore identity and lived experience in upcoming exhibit at UFV
ABBOTSFORD - A selection of student and alumni artists is hoping to cut through the noise with an upcoming exhibit on archival silences at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV).Sculptor and UFV as...
Mar 14, 2026 Treasure by Melanie Jones. (Image Credit: UFV School of Creative Arts)
Safe Haven hires Chilliwack-based consultant to support 'difficult' transition period
CHILLIWACK - An animal shelter at the center of controversy over the past few weeks has now hired a consultant to support its transition process.The Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven Society's board of dir...
Mar 14, 2026 Bubbles, a cat under the care of the Chilliwack Safe Haven. (Image Credit: Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven / GoFundMe)
2 charged after missing B.C. mathematician found dead in Mission
MISSION - Two people are now facing charges in relation to a B.C. mathematician's death- over one month after he went missing. On the evening of February 2, Burnaby RCMP investigated the whereabouts o...
Mar 14, 2026 Missing Iranian mathematician Masood Masjoody (pictured) was found dead in Mission on March 6, 2026. (Image Credit: IHIT / Provided)