Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Two new wildfires discovered southeast of Hope
HOPE - Two new wildfires have been detected south of Hope, while other fires in the greater Chilliwack area have either been put out, are being held, or are unchanged in their size and scope. Accordin...
Aug 14, 2024 Two new wildfires southeast of Hope have been identified. They are small but are considered out of control as of Wednesday morning, Aug. 14.
Police dismantle Lower Mainland drug super lab, 5 men from B.C. charged
SURREY - Provincial Mounties say charges have been approved against five B.C. men for their role in what authorities are calling a complex, multi-jurisdictional investigation that led to the dismantli...
Aug 14, 2024
Man, 61, facing charges for shooting in Dogwood Valley that left one man hospitalized with serious injuries
**Update at 10:05 p.m. Tuesday: A news release from the RCMP referenced the town of Yale where a shooting occurred, but a reader has pointed out that Yurkin Road is in Dogwood Valley, not Yale.** Orig...
Aug 13, 2024
Over 200 units of housing could be coming to Chilliwack neighbourhood along Vedder Road, near vet clinic
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack is currently processing a development application from Castillo Developments Incorporated that would see over 200 housing units built on seven properties along, and...
Aug 13, 2024
Kevin Falcon says BC United will implement largest tax cut in B.C. history if elected
VICTORIA - The leader of British Columbia's Opposition says he would introduce the largest provincial income tax cut in provincial history if his party is elected to form government this fall. Kevin F...
Aug 13, 2024
Chilliwack Fair denies vendor application from B.C. Conservative Party, permits branded canopy from current MLA
CHILLIWACK - A spokesperson for the Chilliwack Fair has confirmed that the annual fair denied an application for an information booth from a Chilliwack political riding association, while permitting a...
Aug 13, 2024
Clock ticking as BC Transit announces date when all legacy fare products in Chilliwack will switch to new Umo app
CHILLIWACK - BC Transit now says it will stop the sale of legacy fare products like scratch-off DayPASS, 10-ride tickets, monthly passes and Semester Pass this fall as it transitions to app-enabled al...
Aug 13, 2024
BC RCMP says scammers are duping BC Hydro customers into contacting them through new phishing scheme
CHILLIWACK - Provincial Mounties have issued a warning to BC Hydro customers about a new scam circulating throughout B.C. in which customers are deceived into providing personal information by calling...
Aug 13, 2024
Harvest Bakery Café in downtown Chilliwack embarks on relocation
CHILLIWACK - After 12 years as a fixture in downtown Chilliwack, Harvest Bakery Caf owners Kevin Klassen and Ronald Romeyn say the beloved bakery will relocate to a new space on Mill Street and embark...
Aug 13, 2024
B.C. Conservatives neck in neck with B.C. NDP in latest polling as BC United struggles to gain support
CHILLIWACK - The B.C. Conservatives are only a few points behind the governing B.C. New Democratic Party in the latest provincial poll released by a polling outfit. According to a poll released this p...
Aug 13, 2024