Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Update: Chilliwack Fire Dept. suppresses basement fire at Young Road home
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Fire Department says 25 firefighters from four fire halls responded to a basement fire on Young Road early Thursday. According to a statement from Assistant Fire Chief Chri...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 06, 2024

D-Day veteran from Abbotsford, B.C., to receive France's highest honour
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Second World War veteran who landed at Normandy on D-Day 80 years ago will be presented with France's highest decoration in a ceremony in Vancouver today. Joseph Vogelge...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 06, 2024

B.C. College of Nurses & Midwives reprimands Mission nurse for lack of knowledge around patient care
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives has reprimanded a licensed practice nurse from Mission in relation to a lack of knowledge around patient assessment and vital signs, a...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 05, 2024

Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA candidate Attrill Knott to host meet and greet next week at newly renovated Garrison restaurant
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack constituents have the opportunity to get to know former four-term Chilliwack councillor turned BC United MLA candidate Sue Attrill Knott over coffee in Garrison next week.Attri...
Jun 05, 2024

Hope RCMP investigating brazen theft of a travel trailer from Yale Road home
HOPE - Mounties in Hope say they're investigating a brazen theft of a travel trailer from a home on Yale Road, west of town in the Floods area of Hope, earlier this week. According to a statement Wedn...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 05, 2024

Chilliwack to host Canada Men's U18 National Club Championships next year
CHILLIWACK - Championship hockey is returning to Chilliwack next year, marking the first time since 2017 that Canada's men's U18 National Club Championship will be held in British Columbia. Hockey Can...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 05, 2024

ATV incident on Harrison East FSR seriously injures 2 males: Agassiz RCMP
HARRISON EAST FOREST SERVICE ROAD - An ATV accident on Harrison East Forest Service Road Tuesday night (June 4) north of Agassiz has seriously injured two males, according to the Agassiz RCMP detachme...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 05, 2024

Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate for first time in more than four years
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada marked a major turning point in its fight against inflation on Wednesday as it lowered its key interest rate for the first time in more than four years, making it the first...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 05, 2024

Chilliwack council calls B.C. government's forced housing plans in Bill 44 'undemocratic'
CHILLIWACK - In a rare formal statement aimed at the provincial government, Chilliwack City Council says it is frustrated over legislation by the B.C. government that mandates significantly more housi...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 05, 2024

Chilliwack RCMP confirms that a man died after being struck by a train near Eagle Landing Parkway
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson has advised Fraser Valley Today that a man died after being struck by a train Wednesday morning. According to a statement from Corporal Carmen Kiener, spoke...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 05, 2024