Category Archives: Fraser Valley
B.C. sailboat captain rescued after developing 'severe' hypothermia
VICTORIA - A sailboat captain is recovering from severe hypothermia after spending several hours in the water off British Columbia's coast. A statement from Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the rescue...
Jul 31, 2024
North Vancouver Mounties, firefighters warn public about deadly cliff jumping in Lynn Canyon Park
NORTH VANCOUVER - Mounties from the North Vancouver RCMP detachment have teamed up with North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services to urge Lynn Canyon parkgoers to think twice about cliff jumping as the...
Jul 31, 2024
B.C. govt. orders City of Mission to comply with provincial housing targets through to 2029
MISSION - The City of Mission says it has received an order from Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon outlining the province's five-year housing targets for the municipality.According to a statement on its we...
Jul 31, 2024
After previous coffee truck discontinues operations in Yarrow, a new outfit crops up to serve local residents
YARROW/CHILLIWACK - Roughly a month after a Chilliwack-area coffee truck sadly discontinued its operations along Yarrow Central Road, a new coffee outfit has cropped up in the quaint enclave of Yarrow...
Jul 31, 2024
Federal judge tosses legal challenge from convicted murderer over the use of a musical instrument at Agassiz prison
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has thrown out a convicted killer's challenge of a British Columbia prison warden's decision not to allow the inmate to have an electric guitar in his cell.A decision ha...
Jul 31, 2024
Historic B.C. mining town of Barkerville to reopen following wildfire threat
BARKERVILLE, B.C. - The British Columbia gold rush town of Barkerville is set to reopen Friday after a nearby wildfire forced residents and tourists to evacuate the region earlier this month. The hist...
Jul 31, 2024
Truck rollover leaves 1,400+ customers in Chilliwack without power
CHILLIWACK - The commercial big rig rollover that took out a BC Hydro pole on Prairie Central Road Tuesday morning has left over 1,400 customers in Eastern Hillsides and the surrounding area without p...
Jul 30, 2024
Truck rolls over, takes out BC Hydro pole in rural Chilliwack Tuesday morning
CHILLIWACK - A commercial big rig believed to be at least a five-ton truck, possibly bigger, rolled over on Prairie Central Road in rural Chilliwack Tuesday morning (July 30), resulting in damage to a...
Jul 30, 2024
B.C. toxic drug deaths down 9% in 2024, but six people continue to die each day
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Coroners Service says the number of people who have died this year from toxic drug poisoning is down from 2023, but an average of six people are still dying every day fro...
Jul 30, 2024
B.C. NDP announces candidate for Fraser-Nicola riding, which now includes Hope, Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs
MERRITT - The governing B.C. New Democratic Party (NDP) has its candidate for the Fraser-Nicola riding ahead of the next provincial election, a riding that now includes Hope, Agassiz, the District of ...
Jul 30, 2024