Category Archives: Fraser Valley
School District to host information session for candidates planning to run in trustee byelection
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack School District will hold a candidate information session for individuals interested in running in the 2025 school trustee by-election. The session is scheduled for January...
Jan 10, 2025
Upgrades planned for Chilliwack Cultural Centre with donation from Chilliwack Players Guild
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Cultural Centre is celebrating a $10,000 donation from the Chilliwack Players Guild to fund seating upgrades at the Rotary Hall Studio Theatre. The improvements are expecte...
Jan 10, 2025
Mayor Popove reaffirms stance on paid parking in downtown Chilliwack, casts doubt on parkade possibility
CHILLIWACK - There are no immediate plans to introduce paid parking in and around Chilliwack's downtown core, Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove said Thursday morning (Jan. 9) during his weekly segment on 89...
Jan 09, 2025
Downtown Chilliwack boutique clothing store set to close after 24 years in business
CHILLIWACK - Lolly's Fashion Lounge, a women's boutique clothing store offering elegant and classy fashion for over two decades in Chilliwack, announced Thursday (Jan. 9) that it will be closing its d...
Jan 09, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Elections BC looks into vote complaint in riding that gave NDP majority
VICTORIA - Elections BC says it is looking into a complaint of voting irregularities from a B.C. Conservative candidate in a riding narrowly won by the NDP, giving the government a one-seat majority i...
Jan 09, 2025
IIO investigating Abbotsford PD for actions following alleged domestic dispute on Boxing Day
ABBOTSFORD - The civilian watchdog that initiates inquiries into officer-related incidents that result in injury or death says it is investigating a Boxing Day incident in which a man suffered an inju...
Jan 09, 2025
Pickup truck driver takes out power pole in Abbotsford after fleeing police early Thursday
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they're looking for the driver of a grey Dodge pickup truck that crashed after authorities initiated a traffic stop for an insurance violation.According to inform...
Jan 09, 2025
Two in custody after stolen vehicle linked to Abbotsford drug trade crashes into 2 cars: AbbyPD
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say two suspects have been arrested and remain in custody Wednesday (Jan. 8) after a high-risk incident unfolded near the Lonzo Road shelter.According to a social med...
Jan 09, 2025
Chilliwack resident instrumental in getting toxic dump removed from the Chilliwack River Valley
CHILLIWACK - For all the bad news originating from within the Chilliwack River Valley concerning unsightly homeless encampments, illegal dumping and abandoned vehicles, Kelly Hawes decided to do somet...
Jan 09, 2025
Chilliwack-area home sales hit 3-year high as benchmark single-family home prices rise
CHILLIWACK - While home sales between Abbotsford and White Rock may have hit a 10-year low in 2024, things are looking a bit brighter in Chilliwack and the surrounding communities from a realtor's per...
Jan 09, 2025