Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Body of missing B.C. teenager found in Surrey, RCMP say death is suspicious
SURREY - Homicide investigators are looking into the death of a Langley, B.C., teenager whose body was found in the Port Kells area of Surrey. Surrey RCMP say the body of 17-year-old Wenyan Michael Zh...
Jul 19, 2024
All of Ashcroft, parts of Cache Creek placed on evacuation alert
ASHCROFT, B.C. - The entire village of Ashcroft and the Ashcroft Indian Band are on evacuation alert Friday (July 19), thanks to the approaching Shetland Creek wildfire.Ashcroft Mayor Barbara Roden si...
Jul 19, 2024
B.C. hospitals pivot to paper amid CrowdStrike global technology outage
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says 50,000 devices at the province's hospitals were impacted by the CrowdStrike global technology outage, forcing hospital staff to pivot to using paper...
Jul 19, 2024
B.C. promises expanded gynecological cancer care, new programs in Surrey, Kelowna
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is bringing in new programs to address the growing demand for gynecological cancer surgical care in Kelowna and Surrey. Premier David Eby says the new servi...
Jul 19, 2024
Chilliwack Fire Department opens recruitment for paid on-call firefighters
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Fire Department has announced its Paid On-Call (POC) Firefighter Recruitment has begun for its next Recruit Training Program. Residents are invited to join the ranks of fir...
Jul 19, 2024
Shetland Creek wildfire doubles in size to 12,000 hectares; travel advisory in place on Highway 1
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - The Shetland Creek wildfire has more than doubled in size over the past 24 hours. In an update Friday (July 19) morning, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) lists the wildfire north ...
Jul 19, 2024
Fraser Health services impacted by global cyber outage
CHILLIWACK - B.C.'s health system has been impacted by a global cyber disruption that has produced widespread IT outages. In a message on its website, the Fraser Health Authority says the health syste...
Jul 19, 2024
Hope Bottle Depot set to vacate its current premises
HOPE - The Hope Bottle Depot will close its doors this week at its current location on 6th Avenue and make the move to a new facility around the corner. Mickey Ho, director of communications and stake...
Jul 18, 2024
B.C. Solicitor General to visit Chilliwack for $100/person fundraiser with Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter
CHILLIWACK - B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth will visit Chilliwack next week for a political fundraiser with Chilliwack NDP MLA Dan Coulter. Farnworth, who was first elected as MLA for Port Coqu...
Jul 18, 2024
B.C. Conservatives pitch health-care changes, more private clinics
VANCOUVER - The leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia says as premier his government would expand private clinics in an effort to fix the B.C. health care system. John Rustad acknowledg...
Jul 18, 2024