Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Drug superlabs leave a toxic mess. Some say B.C.'s cleanup rules are a mess, too
When Dean May's team of cleaners entered the home, dressed head to toe in protective suits, thick green dust covered every surface. "We literally left footprints when we were walking in the house," he...
Dave Barry Dec 22, 2024

Second body located in Lions Bay slide
SQUAMISH - Squamish RCMP say emergency crews have recovered the body of the second resident whose home was hit by the same mudslide that hit their home and closed British Columbia's Sea to Sky Highway...
Dave Barry Dec 21, 2024

Oysters distributed in B.C., Alberta, Ontario recalled for norovirus contamination
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall due to possible norovirus contamination of certain oysters distributed in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. The agency says the recall cove...
Dave Barry Dec 21, 2024

Targeted shooting in Mission sends one to hospital
MISSION - A 57-year-old Mission man sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries in a targeted shooting on a houseboat along the Fraser River on Saturday (Dec. 21) morning in Mission.Mission RC...
Dave Barry Dec 21, 2024

Environment Canada issues warnings as more high winds expected along B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - Residents of parts of the British Columbia coast are again bracing for high winds, with gusts forecasted to reach 110 km/h in some areas. Environment Canada says a wind warning has been is...
Dave Barry Dec 21, 2024

Chilliwack's Reece Howden victorious in men's World Cup ski cross race
INNICHEN - Canada's Reece Howden has won a second men's World Cup ski cross race this season with a victory in Italy. The 26-year-old from Cultus Lake, ran the table by finishing first in his heat, qu...
Dave Barry Dec 21, 2024

'They are violent:' Nanaimo RCMP hunt for accused jewelry store robbers
NANAIMO - Warrants have been issued for a pair of people accused of violently robbing a jewelry store in Nanaimo.Three people smashed into Sonny's Jewellers on Oct. 2, attacked the owner with bear spr...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 21, 2024

Overheated immigration system needed 'discipline' infusion: minister
OTTAWA - An "overheated" immigration system that admitted record numbers of newcomers to the country has harmed Canada's decades-old consensus on the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Marc...
Dave Barry Dec 21, 2024

88-year-old music maker creates unique horn section, with moose antler bass guitar and cello
HOPE - Eighty-eight-year-old Lorne Collie has been making musical instruments for more than three decades, creations that dazzle for their unique materials as much as their sound. There's a hefty bass...
Dave Barry Dec 21, 2024

Police execute search warrant in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP, with support from the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant Friday (Dec. 20) morning in the area of Evans Road and Wells Road. The ...
Dave Barry Dec 20, 2024