Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Urban salmon return to Metro Vancouver streams to spawn and inspire recovery efforts
BURNABY, B.C. - The metallic screech of a train rolling by. The constant hum of traffic on the nearby Trans-Canada Highway. These are the sounds of the Brunette River in the fall, as it cuts through t...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 20, 2024

Bomb cyclone batters B.C. with hurricane-force winds, cutting roads and power
VANCOUVER - Hurricane-force winds of up to 159 km/h have slammed into parts of the British Columbia Coast as a massive storm swirling off Vancouver Island severed highways and cut power to about 225,0...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 20, 2024

Update: 69-year-old Abbotsford man struck by car has died
UPDATE 8:35 P.M. WEDNESDAY: Abbotsford Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker has confirmed that a 69-year-old man who was struck after trying to cross moving traffic on George Ferguson Way i...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 19, 2024

Update 7:50 a.m.: BC Hydro restored power overnight to 175,000 customers, as 272K were impacted by storm
UPDATE 7:50 A.M. WEDNESDAY: BC Hydro says crews made "significant progress" overnight restoring power to over 175,000 customers, nearly two-thirds of the more than 272,000 customers who were impacted....
Mike VandenBosch Nov 19, 2024

Wanted man could be traveling through the Lower Mainland
Police in Kamloops say they are requesting help from the public in locating a Kamloops man who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant and could be traveling to the Lower Mainland. In a statement Tuesday (...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 19, 2024

2nd ER closure in 3 days at Merritt hospital, 18th this year alone
MERRITT - For the second time in three days, Merritt residents have been impacted by a disruption to emergency room services at Nicola Valley Hospital. Interior Health announced the closure would begi...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 19, 2024

B.C. Wildfire Service to hold hiring webinar this week as it gears up for 2025
CHILLIWACK - B.C. Wildfire Service will hold the first of three online hiring webinars starting this week as it gears up for the 2025 wildfire season. According to a social media post, BCWS says it wi...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 19, 2024

Update: Suspect in alleged groping incidents turns himself in to North Vancouver RCMP
UPDATE 11:45 A.M. WEDNESDAY: North Vancouver RCMP says an alleged suspect wanted in connection with a rash of groping incidents has turned himself in. Following two appeals for public assistance on Oc...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 19, 2024

No evidence of kidnappings or attempted kidnappings: Squamish RCMP
SQUAMISH - Police in Squamish, B.C., say recent social media posts claiming allegations of stalking and attempted kidnappings of women by an unidentified man or men are without merit. According to a s...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 19, 2024

Abbotsford Hospital acquires critical new rehab equipment thanks to donors
ABBOTSFORD - The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation says Abbotsford Regional Hospital has acquired critical new equipment in its physiotherapy department that significantly advances rehab services f...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 19, 2024