Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Lifetime teaching ban for former B.C. school counsellor after child porn conviction
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A former high-school counsellor has been given a lifetime ban from teaching in British Columbia after he was convicted of possessing child pornography. A document outlining an ...
Feb 26, 2025
FVRD to consider Chilliwack River Valley earthquake warning station
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional District board will consider a motion at its meeting Thursday that could see an earthquake early warning station installed at a fire station in the Chilliwack R...
Feb 26, 2025
District of Hope councillor resigns, the second in 2 years to quit since 2022 election
HOPE - The District of Hope has declared an upcoming by-election after Councillor Zachary Wells submitted his resignation. In a notice posted to social media Wednesday (Feb. 26), the district says the...
Feb 26, 2025
Polls suggest a close race as federal election approaches
OTTAWA - Multiple polls now suggest the next federal election - which could begin in a matter of weeks - will be a tight race. At least one major pollster has the Liberals in the lead and ahead of the...
Feb 26, 2025
Fraser Valley high school students to showcase their trade, skill sets at UFV Chilliwack competition
CHILLIWACK - Roughly 100 students from the Fraser Valley are rolling up their sleeves as they prepare to compete and showcase their core competencies at the regional competitions of Skills Canada Brit...
Feb 26, 2025
Agassiz-area search and rescue manager earns highest award from District of Kent
AGASSIZ - Neil Brewer has practically seen it all and done it all in his 35 years as a manager with Kent Harrison Search and Rescue. Brewer has been involved in more than 600 search and rescue tasks a...
Feb 26, 2025
Fraser Valley woman reported missing
FRASER VALLEY - Police are asking for the public's help in locating a 44-year-old Fraser Valley woman who went missing earlier this week. According to a statement from Surrey Police Service Staff Sgt....
Feb 26, 2025
Hope firefighters respond to overnight shed fire at mobile home park
HOPE - Hope Fire Department says it responded to a shed fire in the middle of the night early Tuesday, its fourth call for service in 12 hours. The department says no injuries were reported to civilia...
Feb 25, 2025
Rustad says B.C. Conservatives having 'family' issues, amid defiance and disunity
VICTORIA - B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says the party is having "family" issues ahead of its annual general meeting, with his attorney general critic defying his wishes and a lack of unity on...
Feb 25, 2025
Predatory sales, unfair contract terms a focus of B.C.'s new consumer protection laws
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is making changes to its consumer protection laws to stop predatory sales and protect people from unfair business practices. The amendments to the law were i...
Feb 25, 2025