Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Royal Hotel in Chilliwack purchased by new owners, will undergo name change
CHILLIWACK - The Downtown Chilliwack Business Improvement Association announced Wednesday afternoon that a hospitality company from Hope has purchased the Royal Hotel in downtown Chilliwack. According...
Apr 29, 2026 Trevor McDonald of the Downtown Chilliwack Business Improvement Association is pictured with the new owners of the Royal Hotel, Christine Lai and Chih-Kai Cheng. (Image Credit: Downtown Chilliwack BIA.)
25-year-old man shot and killed in Surrey Tuesday night, linked to gang war in B.C.
SURREY - Homicide investigators in B.C. say a 25-year-old man was shot and killed on 148 Street in Surrey Tuesday night, and believe the targeted shooting was likely connected to the ongoing gang conf...
Apr 29, 2026 Surrey Police Service. (Image Credit: Canadian Press.)
Woman walking into traffic on Agassiz road taken into custody: Agassiz RCMP
AGASSIZ - Mounties in Agassiz say a woman was taken into custody for her own safety and well-being after police received multiple calls last week that a female was walking into traffic on Industrial W...
Apr 29, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: Pattison Media.)
Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl calls spring economic update from PM Carney a 'costly credit card budget'
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl says the 2026 Spring Economic Update from the governing Liberals is little more than an exhibition in runaway spending, higher deficits and uncontrolled fed...
Apr 29, 2026 Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl. (Image Credit: Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl.)
20-year-old driver caught doing ridiculous speed, on top of his failed switcharoo attempt
ABBOTSFORD - A 20-year-old driver in Abbotsford could have his license permanently suspended after he was caught at three times the speed limit Saturday night in Abbotsford with alcohol in his system,...
Apr 29, 2026 Traffic stop. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)
Chilliwack RCMP deal with combative individuals in 3 incidents this past week
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack dealt with at least three combative individuals during multiple incidents this past week, two of which involved driving impairment.According to a weekly recap provi...
Apr 29, 2026 File photo, Chilliwack RCMP members. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)
UPDATE: Wildfire north of Hope being held at 53 hectares
UPDATE: The BC Wildfire Service now says the 53-hectare fire south of Boston Bar in the Fraser Canyon is being held. Original story: FRASER CANYON - A wildfire north of Hope in the Fraser Canyon has g...
Apr 29, 2026 Ferrabee wildfire, located approximately 2.5 km south of Hell's Gate in the Fraser Canyon. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service.)
Sts'ailes responds to campground and rec site closures, faults province
STS'AILES - The chief of Sts'ailes First Nation west of Harrison Lake is attributing the recent closure of several recreational sites and campgrounds in West Harrison to a lack of support from the pro...
Apr 29, 2026 Twenty Mile Bay in West Harrison. (Image Credit: Recreation Sites and Trails BC.)
Former White Rock dance teacher faces sexual assault charges, RCMP says
WHITE ROCK - A man who taught girls to dance at a studio in White Rock, B.C., faces multiple sexual assault charges alleged to have taken place between 2006 and 2011. RCMP says 45-year-old Nigel Brock...
Apr 28, 2026
Chilliwack RCMP investigate vehicle vs. cyclist Monday night, determine cyclist was highly intoxicated
CHILLIWACK - A report about a vehicle hitting a cyclist Monday night near Yale Road and Hodgins Avenue had a slightly different outcome once Chilliwack RCMP members investigated. According to a statem...
Apr 28, 2026 File photo, Chilliwack RCMP during an investigation. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)