Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Advance voting underway for Chilliwack trustee by-election
CHILLIWACK - Advance voting is now underway in Chilliwack for the vacant seat on the Chilliwack Board of Education. The Chilliwack Landing Sports Centre, a cavernous facility at 45530 Spadina Avenue w...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 19, 2025

UFV partners with Grenada university to offer fast-track admission into vet, med schools
CHILLIWACK - University of the Fraser Valley has announced a new admissions partnership with a university in Grenada that will grant qualified UFV students fast-track admission into the St. George's U...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 19, 2025

Fraser Health mutually parts ways with CEO effective immediately
CHILLIWACK - Fraser Health announced Tuesday (Feb. 18) that its board and CEO Dr. Victoria Lee have come to a mutual agreement that she will move on from the health authority to pursue other opportuni...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 19, 2025

One person deceased after traffic incident at Vedder and Promontory Road: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP Detachment has confirmed that an adult male has died after a vehicle incident at the intersection of Promontory/Watson and Vedder Road in Sardis Tue...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 18, 2025

Sardis Secondary junior boys basketball heads to provincials after clinching conference title
CHILLIWACK - The Sardis Secondary junior boys basketball has punched their ticket to this weekend's provincial championships after clinching the Eastern Valley Athletic Association championship this p...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 18, 2025

Chilliwack community rallies behind Athletes Lab U19 7-on-7 football program
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack football coach Ryk Pich says the Chilliwack community is showing strong support for the newly formed Athletes Lab U19 7-on-7 football program. Led by Pich, the former G.W. Grah...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 18, 2025

Dump truck driver fined substantially for excessive speed: Langley RCMP
LANGLEY - A dump truck driver blazing through the Fraser Valley is facing a steep fine after driving recklessly through a 60 km/h zone last week. Mounties in Langley say their traffic enforcement team...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 18, 2025

District of Hope appoints co-founder of Hope brewery as its new communications advisor
HOPE - The District of Hope has welcomed Danielle Laporte as its new communications and systems analysis advisor. In a statement posted to social media Tuesday (Feb. 18), the municipality says Laporte...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 18, 2025

Chilliwack CPA earns prestigious CPA distinction
CHILLIWACK - One of the partners at a Chilliwack accounting firm has been honoured by an advocacy group representing chartered professional accountants in British Columbia. Matt Stam, a chartered prof...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 18, 2025

Pedestrian dies after being struck on Boundary Road Monday night: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are investigating a fatal motor vehicle incident Monday night that claimed the life of a pedestrian. According to a statement from police, Chilliwack RCMP frontline...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 18, 2025