Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Abbotsford business showcased at annual tech trade show in Germany
ABBOTSFORD - A local manufacturer has gone abroad with more than 240 other Canadian exhibitors to show off some innovative products at the 2025 Hannover Messe in Germany- the world's largest trade sho...
Alyssa Conti Apr 05, 2025

Beloved Chilliwack meat store to close original location, cites funding challenges
CHILLIWACK - A local meat store known for its low prices and community service is closing up one location by the end of April. In a social media post Saturday morning (Apr. 5), store owner Brigida Cro...
Alyssa Conti Apr 05, 2025

Whitecaps, City of Vancouver in talks over new soccer stadium
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have entered talks with the City of Vancouver about building a new soccer stadium. The Whitecaps ownership group issued a statement Friday saying the club and munic...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 04, 2025

Chilliwack group returns for river spring cleaning this weekend
CHILLIWACK - As the Soowahlie First Nation prepares to clean up one end of the Chilliwack River and its surrounding area this weekend, a local group is hosting a biannual Adopt-A-River campaign tomorr...
Alyssa Conti Apr 04, 2025

Carney, Singh pledge support for CBC to defend sovereignty, fight misinformation
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh expressed support Friday for federal spending to ensure a strong national public broadcaster, a notion Conservative Leader Pierre Poilie...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 04, 2025

Police seize cocaine, fentanyl, Tesla Model 3 in joint Lower Mainland investigation
FRASER VALLEY - Police have found a number of drugs, cash and guns after a week-long investigation across the Lower Mainland, including the Fraser Valley. Source: Combined Forces Special Enforcement U...
Alyssa Conti Apr 04, 2025

B.C. touts speed of major housing program to mark one-year anniversary
NORTH VANCOUVER - British Columbia's government celebrated the first anniversary of one of its cornerstone housing programs at the groundbreaking of a 179-unit rental building in North Vancouver, whic...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 04, 2025

No police offence found in 2022 crash injuring 4 people near Agassiz
AGASSIZ - B.C.'s police watchdog has finished investigating a 2022 crash that left four people seriously injured in the Harrison Mills area near Agassiz. At about 12:40 a.m. on September 17, 2022, pol...
Alyssa Conti Apr 04, 2025

Abbotsford loses jobs as first month of U.S. tariffs hit Canadian workforce: StatCan
ABBOTSFORD - March labour figures from Statistics Canada are painting a clearer picture of the United States-imposed tariffs across the country. Abbotsford lost 700 jobs, while unemployment went up fr...
Alyssa Conti Apr 04, 2025

AbbyPD releases composite sketch of man allegedly connected to sexual assault investigation
ABBOTSFORD - Detectives with the Abbotsford Police Department's Major Crime Unit have released a composite sketch of the male suspect connected to a sexual assault that allegedly happened in March. Ac...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 04, 2025