Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Serial killer Robert Pickton dies following prison assault
QUBEC - Serial killer Robert Pickton has died after he was assaulted in prison earlier this month, Quebec provincial police and Correctional Service Canada say. The correctional service says Pickton, ...
Dave Barry May 31, 2024

Chilliwack family cherishes time as Valley Huskers billet, hopes more families open their doors
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack resident Brenna Ruetz has seen first-hand the multiple benefits that came when she and her family opened up their home to a Valley Huskers football player. Ruetz, whose family ...
Mike VandenBosch May 31, 2024

Chilliwack Fire Dept. called to overnight crash on Chilliwack River Road: witness
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Fire Department, Chilliwack RCMP and B.C. Ambulance Service were called to the 7100 block of Chilliwack River Road overnight after a vehicle reportedly struck a power pole, acc...
Mike VandenBosch May 31, 2024

Abbotsford firefighters agree to labour deal with City of Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Just days after the City of Mission reached a three-year deal with its firefighters, the City of Abbotsford and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 2864 have ratif...
Mike VandenBosch May 31, 2024

Forecasters warn B.C. to prepare for hot summer: forecast outlook
VICTORIA - Forecasters say British Columbia should prepare for hotter than normal temperatures in June. An outlook from Environment Canada says the first week of June will be cooler than normal across...
Dave Barry May 31, 2024

Northern lights possible over Canada after sunspot behind big solar storm returns
The northern lights could return to the sky over parts of Canada as a sunspot that contributed to a recent stunning aurora display rotates back Earth-side. A sunspot that earlier this month unleashed ...
Dave Barry May 31, 2024

Incendiary device thrown at Vancouver synagogue, says Jewish federation
VANCOUVER - The Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver says an "incendiary device" was thrown at the front doors of a synagogue in the city and police are investigating. It says in a statement online ...
Dave Barry May 31, 2024

'Unprecedented': Human smuggling from B.C. to U.S. soars, using train, Uber and foot
VANCOUVER - In November last year, American border agents ordered that a freight train crossing into the U.S. be halted. Homeland Security agent David Spitzer said in an affidavit that 13 Mexican nati...
Dave Barry May 31, 2024

Low-cost Chilliwack bike shop secures new home
CHILLIWACK - A secondhand cycle shop in Chilliwack that provides lower-cost bikes for families and individuals while raising funds for the work of Chilliwack Restorative Justice has found a new home. ...
Mike VandenBosch May 30, 2024

Court certifies flooding lawsuit against Abbotsford, B.C., as class action
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A judge has certified a class-action lawsuit alleging destruction in the November 2021 atmospheric river flooding in the Fraser Valley was magnified by improper operations of a pump...
Mike VandenBosch May 30, 2024