Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Canadian Chamber ranks Abbotsford-Mission as most tariff-exposed city in British Columbia
ABBOTSFORD - A new report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has ranked 41 census metropolitan areas on their vulnerability to U.S. tariffs- and Abbotsford-Mission trumps the rest of B.C. at 15th p...
Alyssa Conti Feb 15, 2025

Over 100 participants join annual Abbotsford stair-climbing fundraiser
ABBOTSFORD - Hospitals across the eastern Fraser Valley now have nearly $14,000 for their cardiac care facilities, thanks to funds raised from the 8th Step Up 4 Cardiac Health at Abbotsford Centre on ...
Alyssa Conti Feb 15, 2025

RCMP, Edmonton police search for man wanted on child porn, firearms offences
BRITISH COLUMBIA - BC RCMP is working with the Edmonton Police Service to find a suspect wanted for child porn and firearms offences. 32-year-old Daymond Morgan is wanted on 15 warrants including poss...
Alyssa Conti Feb 15, 2025

Facing the future by preserving the past: Local group looks to bring new life to Kent Municipal Cemetery
KENT - For this small group of passionate Kent residents, getting others to rally for the Old Cemetery has been somewhat of an uphill climb- and not just because of its reputation as one of the steepe...
Alyssa Conti Feb 15, 2025

Three killed, one seriously injured in crash on Metro Vancouver bridge
SURREY, B.C. - Three people have died and a fourth is being treated for life-threatening injuries after a three-vehicle crash on the Pattullo Bridge between Surrey and New Westminster, B.C. Police say...
Alyssa Conti Feb 15, 2025

Diesel spills along Highway 1 in Chilliwack following commercial vehicle incident
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Fire Department crews were dispatched Friday afternoon to Highway 1 just west of the Evans Road on-ramp for a motor vehicle incident in Chilliwack. According to a scanner recor...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 14, 2025

Chilliwack council set to review transit fare increase after years of delays
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack could be eyeing fare hikes soon after a new report received by Council on Tuesday (Feb. 11). BC Transit has requested a new fare review to align transit prices acro...
Alyssa Conti Feb 14, 2025

SUV rolls over into a Chilliwack ditch Friday afternoon, but first responders absent from accident scene
CHILLIWACK - An SUV rolled over Friday afternoon and wound up in a Greendale ditch, but no police, fire or ambulance have been dispatched to the scene. According to a Greendale resident who wished to ...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 14, 2025

B.C. artists set to perform Gordon Lightfoot tribute tour in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Two songwriters are asking you to Sit Down Young Stranger, and listen to a night of Gordon Lightfoot's legacy at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre this spring. Dylan Stone and Oliver Swain a...
Alyssa Conti Feb 14, 2025

B.C. forest minister projects U.S. tariffs, duties on softwood lumber could reach 55%
British Columbia's forests minister says Canadian softwood lumber exported to the United States could soon face additional tariffs and duties of up to 55 per cent. Ravi Parmar says the "Trump tariff a...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 14, 2025