Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Mission 5-year-old girl hospitalized after overdosing on fentanyl: RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a 5-year-old girl was hospitalized this past week after reportedly overdosing on fentanyl at a home in Mission. According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperso...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 24, 2025

Strahl cites crime, rising costs in re-election pitch to Chilliwack-Hope voters
CHILLIWACK - Citing out of control crime and the rising cost of living, Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl says a change in government is needed nationally as he launches his re-election campaign ahead of...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 24, 2025

UPDATE 2:45 P.M. MONDAY: Pedestrian struck by vehicle but police say matter doesn't appear to be criminal
UPDATE 2:45 P.M. MONDAY: B.C. Highway Patrol Sgt. Patrick Davies says the pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle earlier today in Agassiz remains in critical condition, but the incident is not believe...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 24, 2025

Update: BCHL responds after WHL initiates franchise application process for Chilliwack for 2026-27 season
UPDATE 9:30 A.M., MONDAY: The BCHL has issued a statement after acknowledging that ownership of the Penticton Vees has acquired a WHL expansion squad starting this fall, and the City of Chilliwack has...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 24, 2025

RCMP seize pellet guns from youth near Mission fair, arrest 16-year-old male
MISSION - Less than 48 hours after a social media post claimed a shootout would occur at a fair operating in a mall parking lot over the weekend, Mounties in Mission seized pellet guns from two groups...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 24, 2025

Structure fire in Abbotsford displaces roughly 30 people, hospitalizes 2
ABBOTSFORD - Upwards of 30 residents have been displaced after a structure fire broke out at a multi-unit residential building Sunday evening in Abbotsford.According to a statement from City of Abbots...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 24, 2025

UFV looks to dispel common education myths with new career tool
CHILLIWACK - The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) has brewed up a new project to dispel common education misconceptions, including the claim that Liberal Arts majors only end up in minimum-wage s...
Alyssa Conti Mar 23, 2025

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of March 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...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 23, 2025

Police execute search warrant at Chilliwack home
CHILLIWACK - Less than 24 hours after a shooting near Princess and Williams in Chilliwack, but with no apparent relation, B.C. RCMP have confirmed that a search warrant has been executed at a Chilliwa...
Alyssa Conti Mar 22, 2025

Inmate convicted of sexual interference dies in Abbotsford prison
ABBOTSFORD - An 85-year-old inmate who was serving a two-year sentence has died in an Abbotsford prison last week. According to Correctional Service Canada (CSC), Garcia Ribeiro Dias had been serving ...
Alyssa Conti Mar 22, 2025