Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Pettersson out with upper-body injury as Vancovuer Canucks prep for final push
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks could be without Elias Pettersson as they make a final, desperate push for a playoff spot. Pettersson was not on the ice Tuesday when the Canucks practised at Rogers ...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 01, 2025

Police investigate 'suspicious' fires in three Langley, B.C., homes
LANGLEY, B.C. - Mounties in Langley, B.C., say they are investigating three separate house fires that broke out early Tuesday. Police say fire crews were first called at 3:15 a.m. to a fire in a home ...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 01, 2025

Burning permit granted for Hope property to clear land
HOPE - The Hope Fire Department has notified residents of the municipality that a burning permit has been issued for property on Gardner Drive.According to a social media post Tuesday morning (Apr. 1)...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 01, 2025

Chilliwack gas prices drop double digits per litre after B.C. carbon tax gets axed
CHILLIWACK - As predicted, Chilliwack gas prices fell by more than 10 cents per litre after an early-morning decision by B.C. MLAs to axe the carbon tax, though they could spike anytime like they did ...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 01, 2025

B.C. finally ends its carbon tax on consumers after marathon debate in legislature
VICTORIA - British Columbians are facing a future without a consumer carbon tax for the first time in 17 years, after the early-morning approval of a bill to end the long-standing policy. The NDP gove...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 01, 2025

Chilliwack-Hope candidates kick off federal election campaign
CHILLIWACK - Two of the four declared Chilliwack-Hope candidates in the upcoming federal election kicked off their campaigns with events over the weekend. Teri Westerby, the NDP candidate for Chilliwa...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 01, 2025

Chilliwack-area residents could see smoke, sirens Tuesday night
CHILLIWACK - Residents of Popkum east of Chilliwack could see simulated smoke and hear sirens during a training exercise scheduled for Tuesday evening. According to a social media post, Popkum Fire De...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 01, 2025

Chilliwack North MLA blasts Bill 7 as dangerous overreach of B.C. NDP-led govt.
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs is calling Bill 7 the most dangerous attempt at governmental control and overreach in British Columbia's history. According to a statement, Maahs, who w...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 01, 2025

Pizza franchise to open 4 more locations across the Fraser Valley
CHILLIWACK - A pizza franchise with three existing locations in the greater Chilliwack area plans to add upwards of four more retail locations between Abbotsford and Hope.As Fraser Valley Today first ...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 01, 2025

BC Housing claims downtown Chilliwack housing project will be done next year
CHILLIWACK - The provincial agency that has been heavily criticized by elected officials in Chilliwack for repeated delays in a government-financed supportive housing project is making a bold claim ab...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 01, 2025