Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Abbotsford mom says her daughter is in 'inhumane' U.S. detention, Global Affairs can't intervene
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Global Affairs says it can't intervene on behalf of a Canadian being held in an Arizona immigration detention centre, where the woman's mother says conditions are "inhumane and deep...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 13, 2025 Jasmine Mooney is being detained in the U.S.

UFV Science Café event to focus on impacts of wildfire smoke in the Fraser Valley
CHILLIWACK - The University of the Fraser Valley will host a Science Caf event next week that examines the health impacts of wildfire smoke in the Fraser Valley and beyond. The public is invited to th...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 13, 2025

BC Hydro bans Tesla from charger rebate program as part of tariff fight
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says Tesla products have been removed from its electric vehicle rebate program as part of the province's fight back against U.S. tariff threats. It says on its website that the mo...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 13, 2025

Two people dead after overnight crash in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - AbbyPD says two people have died after a truck crashed and rolled over early Thursday morning on King Road in Abbotsford. According to a statement from Sgt. Paul Walker, emergency service...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 13, 2025

District of Kent's 2025 draft financial plan includes tax increase of nearly 7%
AGASSIZ - The District of Kent is projecting a possible property tax revenue increase of nearly seven per cent in conjunction with its proposed 2025-2029 Financial Plan. According to a summary of its ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 13, 2025

Snowfall warning in effect from Hope to Merritt
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - A pair of snowfall warnings are in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt and the Okanagan Connector from Merritt to Kelowna.Environment Canada says a low-pressure...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 13, 2025

Pizza franchise to open in yet another location in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A franchise with three locations in the greater Chilliwack area already is poised to open yet another one in an emerging new commercial development near Highway 1. According to a social m...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 13, 2025

'Several critical safety failures' behind B.C. workers death, WorkSafeBC says
RICHMOND, B.C. - WorkSafeBC says a worker killed in Vancouver last year when a mould used for concrete fell 26 storeys should never have been able to stand where she was. The report released by the pr...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 12, 2025

YouTuber sues B.C. conservation officer, government over alleged profit losses
VANCOUVER - A YouTube hunting personality is suing British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service alleging one of its officers defamed and targeted him in a "malicious, obsessive and compulsive fashi...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 12, 2025

Chilliwack North MLA says 2025 B.C. budget falls short on infrastructure, public safety needs
CHILLIWACK - Chilliack North MLA Heather Maahs says the 2025 B.C. budget as introduced by the governing New Democratic Party falls woefully short on critical infrastructure and public safety projects....
Mike VandenBosch Mar 12, 2025