Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Abbotsford native gears up for federal election with a message about corporate power, oligopolies
ABBOTSFORD - If and when the next federal election is called, Fraser Valley native Jules Ct plans to bring up repeated themes about excessive corporate control over food production and housing in Cana...
Mar 06, 2025
Chilliwack Museum & Archives welcomes new executive director, curator
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Museum & Archives has welcomed Rosslyn Shipp as its new executive director and Mary Watson as curator at the organization, a fixture in Chilliwack since the 1950s. Acco...
Mar 06, 2025
Construction begins on downtown Chilliwack affordable housing project
CHILLIWACK - A downtown Chilliwack affordable housing project that's been several years in the making has finally broken ground. VanMar Constructors Incorporated says construction has started at 45835...
Mar 06, 2025
Former Xwchíyò:m (Cheam) First Nation chief wins councillor by-election with 38% of vote
CHEAM FIRST NATION - Former Xwchy:m (Cheam) First Nation chief Andrew Victor has won Wednesday's by-election to fill a councillor vacancy within the band, located east of Chilliwack. According to elec...
Mar 06, 2025
Another earthquake felt on B.C.'s south coast, third in two weeks
VICTORIA - Another earthquake has shaken Victoria, becoming at least the third felt in British Columbia's capital in less than two weeks. Earthquakes Canada says the magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred ...
Mar 05, 2025
Eby says B.C. making contingency plans to reduce reliance on U.S. electricity
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says the government is making contingency plans to reduce the province's reliance on electricity from the United States after the start of the continental...
Mar 05, 2025
Rotary Club of Chilliwack Fraser strengthens life-saving training with 5-figure donation to Chilliwack SAR
CHILLIWACK - Bolstered by deep roots in the community dating back several decades in Chilliwack, the Rotary Club of Chilliwack Fraser recently presented Chilliwack Search and Rescue with a generous fi...
Mar 05, 2025
UPDATE: 3-year-old boy dies after fatal motor vehicle collision in Chilliwack
UPDATE 11:40 A.M., WEDNESDAY: Chilliwack RCMP have now confirmed that a 3-year-old pedestrian has died after a serious motor vehicle collision at Vedder Road and Petawawa Road in Chilliwack. According...
Mar 05, 2025
Car thieves, including prolific offender, get stuck in Sumas Mountain snow but can't elude police
SUMAS MOUNTAIN - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department says a stolen vehicle has led to the arrest of a prolific offender known to police. According to a statement from AbbyPD Sgt. Paul ...
Mar 05, 2025
UPDATE: One person transported to hospital after SUV strikes Chilliwack apartment building
UPDATE 10:25 A.M. WEDNESDAY: A spokesperson for the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP detachment in Chilliwack says one person was transported to hospital for assessment following Tuesday evening's incident in...
Mar 05, 2025