Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Mission Fire Rescue Service welcomes 10 new firefighters
MISSION - Mission Fire Rescue Service (MFRS) says it has welcomed 10 new probationary firefighters to its ranks spread among three fire stations in the city. According to a social media post, the fire...
Jun 03, 2024
Weather hampers search for mountaineers missing since Friday near Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. - A spokeswoman for Squamish Search and Rescue in British Columbia says the area where three climbers have been missing since Friday is "socked in" with clouds and moisture, hampering e...
Jun 03, 2024
B.C. sets distance for drivers to steer clear of cyclists, scooter users, walkers
VICTORIA - Drivers in British Columbia now have to meet minimum distances between their vehicle and people walking or riding on provincial roads. The new rules start Monday and require drivers to stay...
Jun 03, 2024
Popular Chilliwack diner temporarily closes, plans to relocate to Vedder Road
CHILLIWACK - A popular diner on South Sumas Road serving hearty breakfast omelettes and a variety of lunchtime sandwiches in an industrial area of Chilliwack has closed ahead of its relocation to Sard...
Jun 03, 2024
BC United sees another MLA defect to BC Conservatives
SOUTH SURREY - Just days after Cariboo-Chilton MLA Lorne Doerkson defected from BC United, the B.C. Conservative Party says Surrey South MLA Elenore Sturko has left BC United and joined their party as...
Jun 03, 2024
Rainfall warning continues Monday for Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Hope
CHILLIWACK - Environment Canada has extended a rainfall warning for the Fraser Valley from Abbotsford to Hope into Monday (Jun 3).Canada's national weather agency says a disturbance continues to cross...
Jun 03, 2024
UPDATE: Coquihalla Highway reopened after Sunday afternoon vehicle incident
UPDATE at 4:25 p.m. - An update from a DriveBC social media reports all northbound lanes along the Coquihalla Highway have been reopened following an earlier incident near Coquihalla Lakes Rd. COQUIHA...
Jun 02, 2024
Storm expected to bring dangerous conditions to some Lower Mainland rivers
VANCOUVER - A moisture-laden weather system is forecast to bring heavy rainfall and unusually high flows to the Capilano and Seymour rivers starting Sunday morning and lasting until early Monday. Metr...
Jun 02, 2024
Environment Canada issues rainfall warning for Metro Vancouver, Chilliwack and Abbotsford
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, with up to 60 millimetres expected by Monday morning. It says the warning comes as a moisture la...
Jun 02, 2024
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of June 2, 2024
CHILLIWACK - Crime Stoppers "MOST WANTED" is a weekly service based on information provided by police investigators who need public assistance in making our communities safer by identifying individual...
Jun 02, 2024