Category Archives: Fraser Valley

$100M renewal to bolster international emergency aid provided by Foodgrains Bank
ABBOTSFORD - A Canadian-based organization seeking to end global hunger is getting a multi-million dollar boost from the Trudeau government to fund emergency food assistance programs. Ottawa will give...
Dave Barry Sep 13, 2024

Ontario's top court dismisses application for bail from Hedley's Jacob Hoggard
TORONTO - A justice with Ontario's Appeal Court has dismissed an application for bail from B.C. musician Jacob Hoggard as he tries to appeal his sexual assault conviction at the country's top court. J...
Dave Barry Sep 13, 2024

B.C. to ensure fruit growers impacted by co-op closure are paid for past harvests
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it is taking steps to ensure tree fruit growers are compensated for past harvests after the closure of a co-operative that had served farmers for almost...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 12, 2024

Terry Fox Run, Agassiz Fall Fair are some of the events in and around the Fraser Valley this weekend
CHILLIWACK - A fall fair, triathlon and a charity flea market are just some events travellers to the Fraser Valley can checkout this weekend. Here's a list of some of the unique offerings: Agassiz Fal...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 12, 2024

B.C. Conservative Party claims victory after Eby appears to backtrack on carbon tax
VICTORIA - Conservative Party of B.C. Leader John Rustad is taking a victory lap Thursday after comments indicating Premier David Eby appears to have suddenly backtracked on the carbon tax, just five ...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 12, 2024

Chilliwack Secondary locked down Thursday morning
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Secondary School experienced a lockdown and a subsequent hold-and-secure Thursday morning (Sept. 12). CSS Principal Danielle Wicker advised parents in an email at 10:44 a.m. Th...
Dave Barry Sep 12, 2024

300-bed long-term care home coming to Langley Hospital campus
LANGLEY - Fraser Health's purchase of a parcel of land on the Langley Hospital campus is expected to add 300 beds via a long-term care home. A business plan for the new home, which will increase Langl...
Dave Barry Sep 12, 2024

Update: BC Hydro spokesperson says the utility did not close Vedder Mountain Road Thursday morning for repair work
UPDATE AT 2:45 P.M. THURSDAY: BC Hydro spokesperson Mora Scott says it wasn't BC Hydro that closed Vedder Mountain Road Thursday morning. In a brief phone call with Fraser Valley Today, Scott says she...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 12, 2024

Trouw unveils state-of-the-art Feed mill in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A state-of-the-art livestock feed facility, boasting increased storage and production capacity, is now operating in Chilliwack. Trouw Nutrition opened its largest North American mill on C...
Dave Barry Sep 12, 2024

FVRD to continue residential radon testing despite only half of free kits being returned
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) has once again approved a potential $10,000 expenditure for a winter residential radon-testing program. Despite only around half of the 500 test...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 12, 2024