Category Archives: Fraser Valley
UPDATE: Chilliwack pedestrian who was struck by a car has died
**UPDATE Friday at 8:45 a.m.: Chilliwack RCMP have confirmed the pedestrian who was struck earlier this week has succumbed to his injuries.** **UPDATE at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday: Chilliwack RCMP released...
Mar 12, 2024
Richmond, B.C., seeks federal funding to house refugees crowding homeless shelters
RICHMOND - The City of Richmond in British Columbia is urging the federal government to provide more temporary housing for refugees and asylum seekers or pay for the use of city shelters, with the new...
Mar 12, 2024
B.C. truck drivers could face fines of up to $100K and jail time for hitting overpasses
VICTORIA - After 30-plus incidents of commercial vehicles hitting overpasses since 2021, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Rob Fleming announced Tuesday (Mar. 12) that drivers of commercial t...
Mar 12, 2024
Pedestrian hospitalized after being hit by a car early Tuesday in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police are investigating after a 52-year-old female pedestrian was struck by a car early Tuesday morning (Mar. 12).According to a news release from Constable Art Stele, AbbyPD ...
Mar 12, 2024
Federal disaster aid for Fraser Valley floods, landslides taking too long: B.C. MP
OTTAWA - The federal government estimates it will need to pay almost $3.4 billion for its share of the disaster recovery bills for flooding and landslides that devastated British Columbia's Fraser Val...
Mar 12, 2024
Free ice skating, including free skate rentals, happening over spring break in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack service club that prides itself on having fun and a get-it-done attitude will hold a free family-friendly event over spring break in Chilliwack. The Mount Cheam Lions Club ...
Mar 12, 2024
B.C. Greens call for ban on all fossil fuel ads
VICTORIA - The B.C. Green Party says the provincial government should ban advertising of fossil fuels as part of the fight against climate change. The Greens say fossil fuel ads should be banned like ...
Mar 12, 2024
Missing man sought by Chilliwack RCMP was reportedly heading to a friend's home in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A 40-year-old man who was the subject of a missing persons bulletin by the Chilliwack RCMP Monday was reportedly on his way to a friend's house in Chilliwack in February. According to a n...
Mar 12, 2024
Erratic, drunk drivers keep Mission RCMP busy on a Friday night, resulting in multiple roadside bans
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say they removed six impaired drivers from Mission-area roadways in just over four hours on a busy Friday night earlier this month. According to a community update from C...
Mar 11, 2024
Chilliwack RCMP asks for help in locating missing 40-year-old man
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 40-year-old man who was last seen on February 12. According to a news release from Corporal Carmen Kiener, po...
Mar 11, 2024