Category Archives: Fraser Valley

CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Visual Artists Association (CVAA) and O'Connor Group Art Gallery are set to open 2025 with Iterations: Explorations in Cloth and Clay. It's a joint exhibition featuring the...

AGASSIZ - Quick action by firefighters on Saturday (Dec. 28) afternoon minimized damage from a residential fire in the Harrison Highlands subdivision. The Agassiz Fire Department responded to a call f...

PORT McNEILL - Damage is immense as a fierce fire ravaged a critical north Vancouver Island tourist draw. Port McNeill Fire Rescue (PMFR) reported on the morning of Friday, Dec. 31 that a substantial ...

VANCOUVER - A rare cougar sighting has been reported in Vancouver's urban Dunbar neighbourhood. The BC Conservation Officer Service says in a statement that the big cat was reported on Dec. 26 around ...

ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford and the City of Misson have partnered with BC Transit to offer free service after 6pm on New Year's Eve. The move is being made to help residents celebrate the arri...

CHILLIWACK - Minimum piece rates for hand-harvesting farm crops will increase by 3.9 per cent today (Dec. 31), providing a wage boost to farm workers across the province. The increase applies to 15 ag...

EDMONTON - Happy Birthday, Celsius! Environment Canada's use of Celsius turns 50 years old in 2025. It was the catalyst of a lengthy national metric conversion that abruptly ended a decade after it be...

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Telecom giant Rogers Communications says it has activated five new cellular towers along British Columbia's Highway of Tears, marking the "substantial completion" of efforts to i...

VANCOUVER - Inland ferry services that are crucial to several small communities in southeast British Columbia face being further cut from today as a labour dispute on Kootenay Lake escalates. The West...

CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack is reminding residents of ways to responsibly dispose of their natural Christmas trees this holiday season.Through January 10, residents participating in the city's...