Category Archives: Fraser Valley
BoC expected to lower interest rates today, as forecasts predict quarter-point cut
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to make its first interest rate announcement of the year this morning. Forecasters are widely expecting a quarter-percentage-point cut. That would bring the Bank of ...
Jan 29, 2025
Eby vows pandemic-style tariff relief in B.C., may include loans and unemployment aid
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says protecting British Columbians from the potential impact of U.S. tariffs will be taken as seriously as the relief response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He says every dec...
Jan 28, 2025
Elections BC suspends probe of complaint from Fraser Valley candidate who lost by 22 votes
FRASER VALLEY - Elections BC says it has suspended a review from a B.C. Conservative candidate who submitted a complaint after losing his Fraser Valley riding by 22 votes. According to a statement Tue...
Jan 28, 2025
FVRD board to consider bylaw amendment to increase Chilliwack River Valley firefighter pay
CHILLIWACK - FVRD board members are set to consider a bylaw amendment that would boost the pay of firefighters assigned to the rural Chilliwack River Valley Fire Department. According to the text of i...
Jan 28, 2025
B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau stepping down
VICTORIA - B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau says she is stepping down. Furstenau says she never aspired to be an elected official but is leaving her role as leader of the province's third party...
Jan 28, 2025
FVRD board to consider 5-year lease renewal with longtime local helicopter company at Hope airpark
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional District board will consider a motion at its meeting this week to renew a five-year lease agreement with a longtime helicopter company operating out of the Fras...
Jan 28, 2025
City of Mission responds to concerns about intersection by upgrading pedestrian safety
MISSION - Mindful of concerns brought to their attention by residents, the City of Mission says it has upgraded a crosswalk signal at a key intersection in the municipality as a means of prioritizing ...
Jan 28, 2025
Tickets issued by Chilliwack bylaw more than doubled in 2024 as calls for service steadily increase
CHILLIWACK - The number of tickets issued by Chilliwack bylaw enforcement staff more than doubled in 2024 compared to the previous year, reflecting a steady increase in calls for service.According to ...
Jan 28, 2025
Hitmen face sentencing for B.C. murder of former Air India suspect Malik
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - One of the admitted hitmen who killed former Air India bombing suspect Ripudaman Singh Malik is set to be sentenced for his part in the murder today in a New Westminster, B.C.,...
Jan 28, 2025
Vehicle crash on Hwy. 99 in Delta claims life of 40-year-old Alberta man
DELTA - Police in Delta say a 40-year-old Alberta man died after the pickup truck he was driving struck a stationary barrier on southbound Highway 99 at the Highway 17 off-ramp Sunday night (Jan. 26)....
Jan 27, 2025