Category Archives: Fraser Valley
City of Chilliwack seeks feedback on Community Accessibility Plan
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack says it is seeking feedback toward its goal of creating a Community Accessibility Plan, through an online survey and in-person engagement sessions happening this su...
Jul 18, 2024
Tony Award-winning musical "Spamalot" to run July 19-28 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre
CHILLIWACK - "Spamalot" director Steffi Munshaw has a personal connection to the Tony Award-winning musical set to take the stage at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre later this week. "I grew up watching...
Jul 18, 2024
''Tactical evacuations' as B.C. Interior wildfire grows: minister
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - British Columbia's minister for emergency management says "tactical evacuations" have been carried out in the Thompson-Nicola area of the province's Interior, where an out-of-control ...
Jul 18, 2024
Wildfire near Spences Bridge, B.C., balloons to 4,100 hectares, prompts evacuation orders
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued an evacuation order for 76 properties in the Venables Valley area north of Spences Bridge, B.C., due to the out-of-control Shetland Creek wildfire. The...
Jul 18, 2024
Chilliwack RCMP arrest wanted Ontario man
CHILLIWACK - Two men wanted on criminal warrants in Ontario were apprehended by Chilliwack RCMP and Prince George RCMP officers, respectively, through a collaborative effort involving multiple law enf...
Jul 18, 2024
Chilliwack River Valley residents douse trailer fire near Riverside Campground that almost spread to nearby forest
CHILLIWACK - In what could have been a much worse scenario if left unattended, Chilliwack River Valley resident Derrick Kramer says he and another neighbour, Brian Smith, extinguished a potential fore...
Jul 18, 2024
A decade after Insite, drug policy landscape is still being shaped in B.C.
VANCOUVER - In 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal. It wanted permission to buy heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine on the dark web, before ha...
Jul 18, 2024
After a long wait, Shandhar Hut Indian Cuisine opens its newest location in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Shandhar Hut Indian Cuisine, a fixture in Chilliwack on Young Road known for making dishes most popular from the Punjab province in India, has opened a new location in Chilliwack as a tes...
Jul 17, 2024
City of Abbotsford warns of telephone scam that appears to originate from city staff
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford is warning Abbotsford residents to be aware of a telephone scam circulating in the community that appears to originate from the municipality itself.According to a s...
Jul 17, 2024
BC Transit to discontinue sale of legacy fare products in Chilliwack after rollout of Umo Mobility app
CHILLIWACK - Following the rollout of its Umo Mobility app within the Chilliwack, Agassiz-Harrison and Hope transit systems, BC Transit says it will discontinue the sale of legacy products like DayPAS...
Jul 17, 2024