Category Archives: Fraser Valley

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...
Mike VandenBosch 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...
Mike VandenBosch 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...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 09, 2025

Booze-free 'liquor' stores offer options, as some B.C. craft brewers decline and fall
VANCOUVER - Whatever your tipple, Angela Hansen's liquor store on Vancouver's Commercial Drive has stock to satisfy, from Prosecco to tequila - so long as you don't want any actual liquor. Hansen's "a...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 09, 2025

B.C. court approves class-action lawsuit about privacy over Home Depot receipts
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can go ahead alleging Home Depot violated its customers' privacy when collecting and sharing their information after emai...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 08, 2025

B.C. orders masks for hospitals, care facilities as flu, respiratory illness increase
VICTORIA - Medical masks are again required in British Columbia health-care facilities as provincial authorities say cases of respiratory illness are rising. A statement from B.C.'s Health Ministry sa...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 08, 2025

Manhunt continues for suspect in Tuesday's shooting in Merritt
MERRITT - The manhunt continues for a suspect in connection with a shooting in Merritt on Tuesday morning.According to detachment commander Staff Sgt. Josh Roda, the incident happened at about 9:40 a....
Mike VandenBosch Jan 08, 2025

Police say threat of explosive device cause of B.C. courthouse, college evacuation
LOWER MAINLAND - Police in New Westminster, B.C., say the threat of an explosive device led to an evacuation of a large area around a courthouse and nearby Douglas College. According to a statement fr...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 08, 2025

IHIT confirms 2 people found dead inside burnt vehicle at Abbotsford park
ABBOTSFORD - Homicide detectives in B.C. have now confirmed that two people were found dead inside a burnt vehicle at Sumas Mountain Regional Park late last week.According to a statement from IHIT Sgt...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 08, 2025

Lougheed Highway reopens in Mission after Lordco vehicle strikes utility pole, causing power outage
MISSION - DriveBC says Lougheed Highway in Mission has reopened after a vehicle crashed and struck a utility pole Tuesday evening, leading to a power outage that left over 2,400 customers without powe...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 08, 2025