Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Non-profit distributing low-cost clothing at Chilliwack event later this month
CHILLIWACK - Non-profit founder Ernie Jantzen of Clothes2U has made it his mission to get as many clothes and other supplies into the hands of as many deserving people and families as possible. Jantze...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 08, 2024

Tens of thousands raised from 11th annual Hometown Hoedown for Hospice Saturday night in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Supporters of Chilliwack Hospice Society sported plaid, cowboy hats and boots for an evening of fundraising "cowboy-style" Saturday night (Apr. 6) at Evergreen Hall in Chilliwack, raising...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 08, 2024

Volunteers spend part of their weekend cleaning up homeless camps, trash dumps in Hope
HOPE - Parts of Silver Skagit Road south of Highway 1 in Hope are littered with occupied and unoccupied homeless camps, leaving a once pristine backcountry road with visual blight and trash accumulati...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 08, 2024

Two-vehicle crash leaves two trucks in a ditch Monday morning in Chilliwack; 2 injured
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Fire, Chilliwack RCMP and B.C. Ambulance Service were dispatched to Greendale Monday morning (Apr. 8) after a two-vehicle crash left two trucks in a ditch at Adams Road and Hop...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 08, 2024

Winter continues to hang on along Coquihalla Highway
CHILLIWACK - A weather system that is expected to produce enough clouds to block the view of the partial solar eclipse in the Fraser Valley, is expected to pack a spring snow punch to the Coquihalla H...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 08, 2024

Week-long tree removal program starts Monday along Rotary Trail in Hope
HOPE - Residents of Hope are being advised of planned tree removal operations along the Rotary Trail this week. A number of trees along the trail have been identified as possible hazards to anyone usi...
Dave Barry Apr 07, 2024

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of April 7, 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...
Dave Barry Apr 07, 2024

Female passenger in Mission allegedly stabs taxi driver, steals taxi: RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a 61-year-old taxi driver is recuperating after a female passenger stabbed him with a needle and stole his taxi on Friday night (Apr. 5) in Mission. According to a st...
Dave Barry Apr 06, 2024

Province loosens rules in support of wineries
VICTORIA - The province is loosening rules around B.C.'s wineries and liquor makers as this summer's tourism season approaches, in a bid to soften the blow of business hardship in recent years.Public ...
Dave Barry Apr 06, 2024

Amber Alert cancelled - Child and mother found safe
LANGLEY - RCMP in Langley cancelled an Amber Alert, launched Thursday (Apr. 4) night in that community.Police say the 4-month-old child and its 35-year-old mother have been located. Mounties say both ...
Dave Barry Apr 05, 2024