Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Fraser-Cascade School District teacher reprimanded for improper conduct
HOPE - A secondary school teacher employed by the Fraser-Cascade School District has been reprimanded by the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation for unprofessional conduct in the classroom. Frase...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 21, 2024

Theft of copper lines leads to closure of libraries north of Hope
CHILLIWACK - The theft of copper lines has temporarily closed two libraries in the Fraser Canyon for the rest of this week. According to a social media alert posted Tuesday afternoon, the Fraser Valle...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 20, 2024

UPDATE: Theft of copper line causes landline, cell service outages in the Fraser Canyon
**UPDATE at 5:38 p.m. Tuesday: The Fraser Valley Regional Library says the Boston Bar and Yale libraries in the FVRL system will be temporarily closed through Friday, February 23 due to the "local the...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 20, 2024

UPDATE: Mission RCMP say missing woman has been located safely
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a 49-year-old Caucasian female who was last seen on Saturday, February 17 has been safely located. "Mission RCMP is pleased to confirm that the 49-year-old female rep...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 20, 2024

City of Chilliwack to outsource 2024 Canada Day festivities
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack council is set to vote today (Feb. 20) on a request by city staff to outsource some of the Canada Day festivities involving community engagement, MC duties and food truck coord...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 20, 2024

RCMP see no foreign interference as two teenagers charged over Surrey shooting
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP say two teenagers have been charged over a shooting at a home in Surrey, B.C., and investigators have found no links to foreign interference. A group advocating for Sikh independen...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 20, 2024

RCMP ask prosecutors to consider charge in B.C. crane collapse that killed 5
KELOWNA, B.C. - Mounties say they have asked prosecutors to consider charges in the collapse of a construction crane that killed five people in Kelowna, B.C., in June 2021. Police say a report has bee...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 20, 2024

Chilliwack superintendent's report says parental views, while important, can't override diversity, tolerance
CHILLIWACK - A report penned by Chilliwack School District Superintendent Rohan Arul-pragasam suggests the principles of community diversity and societal tolerance are more important in a school setti...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 20, 2024

Chilliwack RCMP officers ready to brave Cultus Lake's chilly waters next week
CHILLIWACK - Chilly temperatures in Cultus Lake are no deterrent for a group of determined constables from the Chilliwack RCMP detachment who are set to take the plunge for a great cause next week. Me...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 20, 2024

Chilliwack Pride Society seeks council approval for annual festival funding
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Pride Society is seeking financial support from the city council. In a funding application submitted to the council, the society has requested $5 thousand to help cover eve...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 20, 2024