Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Former Army reservist, truck driver and correctional officer to run for Green Party in Chilliwack-Hope
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack entrepreneur who previously worked as an Army reservist, truck driver and correctional officer will run as the Green Party candidate for Chilliwack-Hope in the next federal e...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 24, 2025

Fraser Valley university appoints its 6th president
LANGLEY - Trinity Western University, Canada's largest Christian university with over 6,000 students hailing from 70 countries around the globe, announced this past week that Dr. Todd Martin, a nearly...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 24, 2025

Authorities seize nearly $150,000 in contraband from Agassiz prison
AGASSIZ - Correctional Service Canada says vigilant staff members played a key role in intercepting and ultimately seizing nearly $150,000 in contraband like meth and illicit substances at an Agassiz ...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 24, 2025

Agassiz Fire responds to house fire in Seabird Island Sunday, as Popkum and Harrison crews pitch in
SEABIRD ISLAND - Spokespersons for both the B.C. Coroners Service and the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP have now confirmed that one person died following a house fire in Seabird Island Sunday evening.Amber...
Feb 24, 2025

Doctor shortage prompts Delta hospital to temporarily suspend emergency services for second night in a row
DELTA - Fraser Valley health authorities have now issued another service disruption at Delta Hospital Emergency Department- nearly 24 hours after the last announcement. The interruption is set to star...
Alyssa Conti Feb 23, 2025

Chilliwack Rock Choir gears up for second season with call for more singers
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Rock Choir is ending its first season on a high note with a sold-out show at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre- and they're already looking to get new pipes up on the stage."W...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 23, 2025

Chilliwack shelter seeks food donations ahead of kitchen revamp
CHILLIWACK - The Cyrus Centre on Wellington Avenue is getting a much-needed kitchen upgrade that will take approximately three weeks to complete. The youth shelter provides 24-hour support to anyone a...
Alyssa Conti Feb 23, 2025

Rona+ store set to close only 14 months after opening in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Closing sales and discount signs hang up on the walls of Rona+ as another home improvement store bites the dust on 1225 Sumas Way. The lemon and blue banner replaced the Abbotsford Lowe's...
Alyssa Conti Feb 23, 2025

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of February 23, 2025
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...
Alyssa Conti Feb 23, 2025

Driver tells AbbyPD officer to ignore impairment, gets licence suspended
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department has now shared a bizarre encounter with an impaired driver Saturday morning (Feb. 22). At around 9 a.m., a patrol officer stopped a vehicle and found a cl...
Alyssa Conti Feb 22, 2025