Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Canada Day tradition returns to Chilliwack, benefits Special Olympics
CHILLIWACK - Canada Day festivities in Chilliwack wouldn't be complete without the annual Kiwanis pancake breakfast. Every year, dedicated Kiwanis club members from Chilliwack and Sardis get up bright...
Jun 27, 2024
B.C. homes and businesses to be eligible for rebates for rooftop solar systems
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia's public power utility says for the first time it will provide rebates for the installation of rooftop solar and battery storage systems for residents and businesses....
Jun 27, 2024
Update: City of Abbotsford responds to homeless camp set up in Abbotsford park near homes, school
**Update at 6:05 p.m. Thursday: A spokesperson for the City of Abbotsford says the City is aware of the campers/protesters at Babich Park and the letter circulating in the community. "The City of Abbo...
Jun 27, 2024
Head-on crash kills two, shuts highway, blocks ferry terminal in West Vancouver, B.C.
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - Police in West Vancouver, B.C., say two people are dead after a head-on crash along Highway 1 that blocked access to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal. They say a vehicle travell...
Jun 27, 2024
Jim Pattison Group acquires nearly 200-store supermarket chain in U.S.
VANCOUVER - Fraser Valley Today has learned that Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Group has acquired a U.S. grocery chain comprised of nearly 200 supermarkets in California and Nevada. According to two pu...
Jun 26, 2024
Mounties seize 439 catalytic converters in B.C. theft, trafficking investigation
BURNABY, B.C. - Mounties in Burnaby, B.C., say they used undercover officers as part of a lengthy investigation into hundreds of stolen catalytic converters that they say were destined to be sent to t...
Jun 26, 2024
Catholic Church and B.C. First Nation unveil covenant on residential schools
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The leader of Vancouver's Roman Catholic archdiocese says the church was wrong to administer residential schools in British Columbia, and he hopes a newly released covenant with a Fir...
Jun 26, 2024
Abbotsford PD cracks down on speed demons, impounds over 3 dozen vehicles in 48 hours
ABBOTSFORD - The Traffic Enforcement Unit of Abbotsford Police Department cracked down on excessive speeders during a traffic initiative last week, resulting in a whopping 42 vehicles that were impoun...
Jun 26, 2024
City of Chilliwack says 7 intersection crosswalks have been upgraded for pedestrian safety
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack says seven intersection crosswalks have been upgraded with rapid rectangular flashing beacons (RRFBs) throughout the city this spring to elevate pedestrian crossing...
Jun 26, 2024
Child drowns at B.C. lake: RCMP
WASA LAKE - Mounties in Kimberley, B.C. say a child drowned in Wasa Lake last weekend. According to a news release from police, Kimberley RCMP officers were dispatched on Sunday, June 23 after an infl...
Jun 26, 2024