Category Archives: Fraser Valley

First Nations-linked corp. finalizes purchase of Chilliwack apartment complex, motel in Harrison
SEABIRD ISLAND - Sqwqel Development Corporation (SqDC), the economic arm of Sq'wqel (Seabird Island) First Nation, says it is excited to announce the successful acquisition of a Chilliwack apartment c...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 05, 2025

Big 5 bank to close in Hope, citing 'lower business volumes'
HOPE - The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) has confirmed that it plans to close its branch on Wallace Street in Hope later this year, citing what it calls "lower business volumes."According ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 05, 2025

Update: Suspect in custody in Langley shooting
UPDATE: A suspect is in custody following a reported incident of shots fired in Langley. Langley RCMP provided the following statement: "On March 4, 2025, at approximately 3 p.m., Langley RCMP were re...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 04, 2025

Former Abbotsford-West MLA Mike de Jong ousted from federal Conservative nomination race
Former Abbotsford-West MLA Mike de Jong says he's been told by the Conservative Party of Canada that he is no longer in the running to be a candidate for the party in the next federal election. He say...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 04, 2025

RCMP investigating suspicious death in Merritt, appealing to public for tips
MERRITT - RCMP are investigating a suspicious death in Merritt.In a news release distributed Tuesday (Mar. 4), emergency responders were called to a home on Monday to find a man in medical distress. T...
Mar 04, 2025

Surrey man, male foreign national busted for excessive speed on Hwy. 1 east of Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - BC Highway Patrol says it impounded two vehicles after the drivers, a Surrey man and a male foreign national, were clocked going up to 92 km/hr over the speed limit on Highway 1 east of C...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 04, 2025

City of Chilliwack seeks paid photographers for Canada Day 2025
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack has extended a photographer call-out as it prepares for this year's Canada Day festivities in Chilliwack. According to a social media post from the municipality, th...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 04, 2025

Chilliwack RCMP Drug Unit executes 5 search warrants as part of drug trafficking sting
CHILLIWACK - The Upper Fraser Valley RCMP detachment in Chilliwack announced Tuesday morning that the Chilliwack RCMP Drug Unit carried out five search warrants to intercept the drug supply for a stre...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 04, 2025

Update: IHIT ID's victim in shooting, says man is known to police
UPDATE: IHIT has identified the victim in Monday's shooting in Surrey as 29-year-old Jaskaran Singh Minhas, in an effort to advance the investigation. Minhas was known to police and is believed to hav...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 04, 2025

Fraser Valley teen located safe and sound: RCMP
FRASER VALLEY - Mounties in Langley say a 13-year-old girl who was reported missing on Sunday has been safely located. According to a statement from Langley RCMP Sgt. Zynal Sharoom at 10:24 p.m. Tuesd...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 04, 2025