Category Archives: Fraser Valley

In America's 'most Canadian town,' Trump's trade war wounds wallets and hearts
The tiny community of Point Roberts is a little bit of America, firmly fixed to British Columbia. It's the result of a cartographic quirk, occupying the southern tip of the otherwise-Canadian Tsawwass...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 12, 2025

Missing 32-year-old woman located safely: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack say a 32-year-old woman who was reported missing earlier this month has been safely located. "The RCMP is pleased to confirm that the 32-year-old female reported mi...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 11, 2025

Lower Mainland manufacturer to close and lay off over 170, citing tariff uncertainty: Unifor
DELTA - Canada's largest private sector union claims a furniture manufacturer south of Vancouver is prepared to lay off more than 170 people and shift Canadian operations to the U.S. According to a st...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 11, 2025

Slower B.C. real estate sales blamed on U.S. tariff uncertainty, association says
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Real Estate Association says tariff uncertainty has slowed housing activity. A board report says there were 4,947 residential sales in the province last month, down 9....
Mike VandenBosch Mar 11, 2025

Inclusive playground equipment unveiled in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack says a community celebration will be held this week to mark the addition of inclusive swing equipment at a downtown Chilliwack park.According to a news release Tues...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 11, 2025

SD33 trustee removes online video containing crude hand gesture inside a classroom
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack trustee who works as a teacher in SD78 has removed an obscenity-laden video from her social media page in which she exhibited a crude hand gesture inside a classroom. Dr. Car...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 11, 2025

Regional septage facility being considered in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A regional septage facility could be constructed on reserve land just north of Highway 1 in Chilliwack. According to a PowerPoint slide presentation from Monday night's District of Hope c...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 11, 2025

Police confirm remains found in Washington state are those of Mission, B.C. teen
OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASHINGTON STATE - Authorities have now confirmed that human remains that washed up on the shore of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state in 2008 are those of a Mission, B.C. te...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 11, 2025

Abbotsford school board censures 2 trustees for social media post involving gender identity
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Board of Education has officially reprimanded two of its elected board members for breaching its trustee code of ethics. In a statement, the board found that Jared White's ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 10, 2025

B.C. expands alcohol ban in its liquor stores to all U.S. booze
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says Americans can "keep their watery beer" as he announces an expansion of the U.S. alcohol ban from provincial liquor stores. The province had removed a...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 10, 2025