Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Canada Post workers are on strike. Here's what you need to know about your mail
TORONTO - Workers at Canada Post went on strike Friday in a move that is expected to create delays and other disruptions to mail and parcel delivery - just as the Crown corporation prepares for what's...
Nov 15, 2024
B.C.'s chief vet tells clinics to set up bird flu protocols amid human exposure risk
British Columbia's chief veterinarian has told clinics that treat wild birds that they must establish protocols to prevent the spread of avian flu, warning of the risk of human exposure to the illness...
Nov 14, 2024
Public restroom in downtown Chilliwack repeatedly damaged, 'abused': Mayor Popove
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove says a public restroom on Young Road meant to serve Chilliwack's unhoused street population has been repeatedly vandalized and abused. Popove told 89.5 JR Coun...
Nov 14, 2024
Voice of Hope for Kenya to hold Christmas craft sale this weekend in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Since its formation over a decade ago, Voice of Hope has worked to leverage its Chilliwack connections to enhance the quality of life for indigent widows and orphans in Kenya. Teams of Ch...
Nov 14, 2024
Mayor Popove challenges B.C. govt. over housing targets when it can't seem to finish its own project
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove called out the provincial government Thursday morning for its apparent hypocrisy in demanding that Chilliwack build thousands of housing units the next five ye...
Nov 14, 2024
Highway 1 traffic through Abbotsford clear after single-vehicle crash Thursday morning
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford PD says traffic is flowing once again between Chilliwack and Abbotsford Thursday morning after a vehicle crashed westbound Highway 1 at the No. 3 Road exit (exit 104).Police sa...
Nov 14, 2024
Abbotsford man pleads guilty to trafficking in black bear paws
PORT COQUITLAM - Conservation officers in British Columbia say an Abbotsford man has pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking in black bear paws.According to a statement from the B.C. Conservation ...
Nov 14, 2024
Chilliwack North MLA cherishes swearing-in ceremony, looks forward to serving the community
VICTORIA - It was a moment Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs won't forget. She and Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA 'a:lya Warbus took the oath of office Tuesday night (Nov. 12) alongside fellow Conservati...
Nov 14, 2024
UPDATE: Chilliwack man succumbs to his injuries following Ryder Lake Fire
UPDATE 8:35 A.M., SUNDAY, NOV. 17: Lori Wells says her brother-in-law, Gilles Charbonneau, was removed from life support Saturday night, and he passed away at 7:41 p.m. She says she will keep the GoFu...
Nov 14, 2024
Clearbrook Waterworks rescinds boil water notice in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Clearbrook Waterworks District says it has terminated the boil water notice that was issued last week, in consultation with Fraser Health Authority.In a statement from the company, Clearb...
Nov 13, 2024