Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Drugs disguised as dog treats seized by Metro Vancouver Transit Police
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Two people have been charged after a Metro Vancouver Transit Police investigation turned up guns and illicit drugs, including fentanyl disguised as dog treats. Police say they ...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 12, 2024

Public works crews respond to active rockfall incident in Hope
HOPE - The District of Hope says municipal public works crews are responding to an active rockfall incident Tuesday morning (Nov. 12) on Union Bar Road in Hope. According to a statement on its social ...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 12, 2024

CP NewsAlert: B.C. teen with bird flu is in critical condition, says health officer
British Columbia's provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the teenager who has tested positive for bird flu is in critical condition and being treated at B.C. Children's Hospital. Henry says ...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 12, 2024

Former B.C. Premier John Horgan has died
VICTORIA - Ambassador to Germany and former British Columbia premier John Horgan has died at the age of 65, after his third bout with cancer. Horgan served as B.C.'s New Democrat premier for five year...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 12, 2024

Police say 44-year-old man has gone missing after weekend fishing trip north of Agassiz
AGASSIZ - Mounties in Agassiz are asking for the public's help in locating a 44-year-old man who was reported missing over the Remembrance Day long weekend. According to a statement from Agassiz RCMP ...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 12, 2024

Nearly 100 Fraser Valley Walmart truck drivers become unionized
FRASER VALLEY - Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, says nearly 100 drivers at Walmart in Surrey have joined them after the Canada Industrial Relations Board granted interim certification. ...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 12, 2024

Chilliwack School District hires new communication manager
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack School District announced Tuesday (Nov. 12) that it has hired Amy Dhanjal as its manager of communication. According to a news release from SD33, Dhanjal will step into the rol...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 12, 2024

Sq'éwqel (Seabird Island) leadership disputes rumors that singing and drumming will end at band school
AGASSIZ - Sq'wqel (Seabird Island) plans to convene an informal but critical meeting Tuesday morning (Nov. 12) after concerns were raised about singing, drumming and cultural activities being terminat...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 12, 2024

Update: Highway 1 w/b reopens as BC Highway Patrol seeks dashcam footage from multi-vehicle crash that sent 5 to hospital
UPDATE 2:05 P.M., TUESDAY: Highway 1 westbound through Burnaby has reopened Tuesday afternoon as the BC Highway Patrol says it seeking dash camera or witness evidence after this morning's collision th...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 12, 2024

Update: Canada Post responds after postal union issues 72-hour strike notice
UPDATE 8:25 A.M., TUESDAY: Canada Post says the 72-hour strike notice and looming threat of labour action issued by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers would "affect the millions of Canadians and bus...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 12, 2024