Category Archives: Fraser Valley
School closures announced after fierce windstorm wallops Chilliwack, Hope, surrounding areas
CHILLIWACK/HOPE - Five Chilliwack schools will be closed today in addition to all Fraser-Cascade school campuses in the SD78 system. According to the SD33 website, Sardis Elementary and Cheam Elementa...
Mar 12, 2026
50-plus outages in Chilliwack Wednesday night, 14,550 without power amid fierce windstorm
UPDATE #3, 5:55 A.M. THURSDAY MORNING: As of 5:55 a.m., there are now 18 outages leaving 11,663 customers without power. UPDATE #2, 10:57 P.M.: There are 53 outages impacting 14,550 customers in Chill...
Mar 11, 2026 Image: Ryan T. Wilson / Power lines were struck by a tree on Columbia Valley Highway Wednesday night amid a strong windstorm in the eastern Fraser Valley.
Historic downtown Chilliwack building restored, as new restaurant prepares to open
CHILLIWACK - CEPCO and the City of Chilliwack announced Wednesday that the restoration of the historic 96-year-old Skelton Building is now complete, paving the way for a new restaurant to open in down...
Mar 11, 2026 Image: Amato Trattoria.
Man shot dead in Kamloops, B.C., in possible targeted attack, police say
KAMLOOPS - A man has been shot and killed in Kamloops, B.C., in what police are describing as a targeted attack. Police say the shooting happened at around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday in the 600 block of S...
Mar 11, 2026
Chilliwack RCMP nab speed demon clocked at nearly 3x the speed limit on country road
CHILLIWACK - A Fraser Valley motorist is facing fines and a steep spike in driver premiums after being clocked at nearly three times the speed limit on a country road in Chilliwack.And while it's not ...
Mar 11, 2026
Nat'l warrant issued for B.C. man wanted for second-degree murder of B.C. woman, but he may have fled Canada
SURREY - Homicide investigators in B.C. now say a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a 24-year-old man accused of second-degree murder in the death of a 28-year-old woman from Surrey. According t...
Mar 11, 2026 Image: IHIT / Navdeep Kaur (left), Amarbir Singh (right).
Vancouver Police ID's 28-year-old man charged with multiple counts of assault against women
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver have released a photo of a 28-year-old man who is now facing multiple charges for stranger assaults against women in downtown Vancouver.According to a statement, the Va...
Mar 11, 2026
Chilliwack energy analyst says B.C. drivers increasingly prefer hybrids over fully electric cars
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack-based energy analyst says new data shows that British Columbia consumers are increasingly opting for hybrid vehicles over fully electric vehicles, citing sales figures from S...
Mar 11, 2026
Blizzard-like conditions forecast for the Coquihalla from Hope to Merritt later today
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - Environment Canada is forecasting heavy snow, reduced visibility and "blizzard-like" conditions due to high winds the next 24 hours on the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merr...
Mar 11, 2026
Killing of Abbotsford couple was a botched robbery, not first-degree murder, lawyers argue
ABBOTSFORD - A weeks-long trial of three men accused of murdering an Abbotsford, B.C., couple came to a close in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday, with defence lawyers painting a picture of a robbery gon...
Mar 11, 2026