Category Archives: Fraser Valley
FVHCF adds director of philanthropy to step up healthcare support across the Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD - The agency that raises awareness and funds for local healthcare in the Fraser Valley says it has a new executive to enhance philanthropic strategies. The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundat...
Oct 04, 2024
Authorities begin probe after $73K in contraband, unauthorized items seized at Abbotsford prison
ABBOTSFORD - Officials at the Matsqui Institution say an investigation is underway to ascertain how approximately $73,000 worth of contraband and unauthorized items made it into the medium-security fa...
Oct 04, 2024
Vancouver police boost presence at protests, schools for Oct. 7 anniversary
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say more officers will be deployed at what they call "strategic locations" including faith-based schools and places of worship leading up to Monday's one-year anniversa...
Oct 04, 2024
Candidate Shelly Jan withdraws from race in Langley-Abbotsford, says Elections BC
VICTORIA - Elections BC says independent candidate Shelly Jan has withdrawn in Langley-Abbotsford, even though her name will still appear on voting ballots during the election.The non-partisan Office ...
Oct 04, 2024
Candidates from Chilliwack ridings to appear at Cultural Centre forum ahead of BC election
CHILLIWACK - Six provincial candidates from two Chilliwack ridings are set to face a public audience at the Cultural Centre on Thursday. The Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Chilliwack Business Improv...
Oct 04, 2024
New partnerships, awards headline UFV Chilliwack community celebration
CHILLIWACK - Agricultural research, an inclusion and equity strategy, and a student wellness program are new partnerships the University of Fraser Valley's (UFV) Chilliwack campus will take on in the ...
Oct 04, 2024
Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs to get new MLA in provincial election
FRASER-NICOLA - The Fraser-Nicola riding has seen several changes since it was last contested in the 2020 election. The electoral boundaries have changed with Ashcroft and Cache Creek no longer in the...
Oct 04, 2024
Leaders spread out around the province as week two of campaigning in B.C. continues
Politicians are continuing to promote their promises across British Columbia as the provincial election campaign nears its midway point. NDP Leader David Eby is making an announcement in Vancouver aft...
Oct 04, 2024
Missing Kamloops man, Nathan Narcisse, could be headed for Chilliwack
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mounties are worried about the wellbeing of Nathan Narcisse, who was last seen on October 1.Narcisse was seen near the Peterson Creek hiking trail in Kamloops, wearing brown pajama...
Oct 03, 2024
Pit bulls in B.C. pet mauling tested positive for meth, cocaine, says city
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The City of Kamloops says three pit bulls involved in a deadly attack on another dog last month tested positive for methamphetamine and cocaine and it wants the animals put down. Kaml...
Oct 03, 2024