Category Archives: Fraser Valley
UFV-partnered program receives $23 million in funding for innovation training program
CHILLIWACK - The University of the Fraser Valley announced Monday (Jan. 20) it will share $23 million in federal funding with other institutions to expand a program that provides innovation, commercia...
Jan 21, 2025
Downtown Chilliwack market to relocate, switch days in 2025
CHILLIWACK - The Downtown Chilliwack Community Market Society (DCCM), a community of local growers, crafters, and gatherers, will showcase its goods and products at a new venue on a different day of t...
Jan 21, 2025
Chilliwack paint store impacted by fire to open temporary location next month
CHILLIWACK - Cloverdale Paint on Luckakuck Way in Chilliwack will open a new location in February after it was significantly damaged by a structure fire earlier this month. According to a social media...
Jan 21, 2025
YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Chilliwack MLA responds to Chilliwack Teachers' Association op-ed
I appreciate the Chilliwack Teachers' Association (CTA) taking the time to engage with my op-ed and to highlight their commitment to public education. Collaboration and collegiality are indeed essenti...
Jan 20, 2025
B.C. launches short-term rental registry with annual fees to rein in 'speculators'
VANCOUVER - Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says B.C. is launching a registry for short-term rentals to further crack down on "speculators" operating illegally. Kahlon says all short-term rental operator...
Jan 20, 2025
Finnish developer pitches 250-room floating hotel for Vancouver harbour
VANCOUVER - A Finnish developer wants to bring a 250-room floating hotel into Vancouver's harbour. A statement from Sunborn International Holding says the proposed hotel would be 136 metres long and 1...
Jan 20, 2025
B.C. paramedics say staffing nears 'critical' levels, affecting response times
RICHMOND, B.C. - The union representing almost 6,000 ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia is sounding an alarm on staffing levels "reaching critical" in the province. In a statemen...
Jan 20, 2025
Structure fire in Mission Sunday night sends 1 to hospital
MISSION - Mission Fire Rescue Service says one person has been hospitalized after a structure fire Sunday night in Mission. According to a statement, firefighters were called to a home on Olson Road s...
Jan 20, 2025
Suspect arrested after reported break and enter Sunday morning: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP Detachment says a suspect is in custody after a police incident Sunday morning in Fairfield Island. Social media lit up Sunday morning after several...
Jan 20, 2025
Alarming number of impaired drivers removed from Abbotsford roads
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department says it has pulled over and removed an alarming number of impaired drivers this month that is more than double that of the same period in 2024. According ...
Jan 20, 2025