Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Up, down, unchanged? Here's how home values fared across B.C. in new assessments
Here's a look at how average residential property valuations changed in communities across B.C., in new data released by BC Assessment, based on the market situation on July 1, 2024. --- LOWER MAINLAN...
Jan 02, 2025
Chilliwack property values rise marginally - Abbotsford assessments flat
CHILLIWACK - Fraser Valley property owners can now access their 2025 property assessments, reflecting market values as of July 1, 2024. BC Assessment has mailed updated notices to over 1.12 million pr...
Jan 02, 2025
B.C. research suggests road salt linked to death and deformities in salmon
Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they've found evidence suggesting high levels of road salt in B.C. streams can cause death and deformities in young salmon. Zoology students Carle...
Jan 02, 2025
AbbyPD pull more than a half dozen impaired drivers off road
ABBOTSFORD - Members of the Abbotsford Police Department (AbbyPD) had a busy New Year's morning locating and removing impaired drivers from the streets of the city.According to AbbyPD, eight impaired ...
Jan 02, 2025
Possible scenarios that could play out in Ottawa as the Liberal government teeters
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is said to be reflecting on his future over the holidays after the resignation of his top cabinet minister, Chrystia Freeland, in mid-December. The bombshell mov...
Jan 02, 2025
Man who died in Tesla Cybertruck explosion was active-duty US Army soldier, officials say
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The person who authorities believe died in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck packed with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas ho...
Jan 02, 2025
Chilliwack has a New Year's Baby
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack's first baby of 2025 arrived Wednesday afternoon at Chilliwack General Hospital.Parents Janessa and Kyle Mueller of Chilliwack welcomed their baby boy into the world at 3:37 p....
Jan 01, 2025
Fraser Valley teen with avian flu deemed no longer infectious, taken off supplemental oxygen
VANCOUVER - A letter sent to the editor of The New England Journal of Medicine signed by Canadian health officials says the British Columbia teenager who tested positive for avian flu has been taken o...
Jan 01, 2025
Abbotsford's New Year's baby arrives
ABBOTSFORD - The first baby of 2025 at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital arrived Wednesday morning.Nawaab Sher Singh Gill was welcomed into the world at 8:30 a.m. He was weighed at 5 lbs. 11 oz. If the...
Jan 01, 2025
B.C.'s first baby arrives in Kamloops
VICTORIA - The first baby born in B.C. in 2025 came into the world just two minutes into the new year in Kamloops. According to government officials, a 7 lbs 10 oz baby was born at 12:02 a.m. at Royal...
Jan 01, 2025