Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Eclectic retail store in downtown Chilliwack set to close after nearly 2 decades in business
CHILLIWACK - Amethyst Books & Essence, an eclectic retail store selling books, crystals, incense, music and all things metaphysical, is set to close its doors on Young Road in Chilliwack for good ...
Jul 23, 2024
Popular yoga fitness studio coming to Popkum
CHILLIWACK/POPKUM - Oxygen Yoga & Fitness, a popular studio offering a variety of group yoga and fitness fusion classes with over 50 locations across Canada, is poised to open in Popkum east of Ch...
Jul 23, 2024
Cyclist suffers serious injuries in collision with motor vehicle: AbbyPD
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police say a 26-year-old male cyclist sustained serious injuries following a collision with a motor vehicle Monday in Abbotsford. Abbotsford Police Department spokesperson Cons...
Jul 23, 2024
Mission RCMP looks to ID man who robbed RBC last week
MISSION - Mounties in Mission are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who robbed the Royal Bank of Canada last week. According to a statement from police, a man entered the RBC branch on...
Jul 22, 2024
IIO clears Chilliwack RCMP members of any wrongdoing after a man died in downtown Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The civilian watchdog agency in British Columbia tasked with investigating all officer-related incidents that result in serious harm or death has cleared Chilliwack RCMP officers of any w...
Jul 22, 2024
Chilliwack Chiefs sign big defenceman from South Carolina
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs have announced a new addition to their roster that will inevitably strengthen their defence with the presence of a big body. The Chiefs say they have signed Greenvil...
Jul 22, 2024
UPDATE: Chilliwack RCMP says Donald Alarie has been located deceased
**UPDATE at 3 p.m. Wednesday: Chilliwack RCMP announced at 2:45 p.m. today that Donald Alarie has been located deceased. "The 55-year-old man who was reported missing on July 21, 2024 has sadly been l...
Jul 22, 2024
Chilliwack River Valley Fire Dept. asks area residents not to put out wildland fires due to safety risks
CHILLIWACK - Following two fires in the Chilliwack River Valley this past week in which area residents were first on scene and lent a hand to stop these two wildfires from spreading, the Chilliwack Ri...
Jul 22, 2024
IHIT investigating homicide of a woman in Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE - Ridge Meadows RCMP are investigating a homicide that occurred Sunday (Jul. 21) afternoon in Maple Ridge. A police news release says officers were called to the area of 232 Street and 132...
Jul 22, 2024
City of Williams Lake declares local state of emergency as wildfire approaches
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The City of Williams Lake declared a state of local emergency due to a wildfire that ignited just outside of the city Sunday (Jul. 21).In a news release issued Sunday evening, th...
Jul 22, 2024