Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Govt. relations consultant to run as Conservative Party candidate in Chilliwack-Cultus Lake riding
CHILLIWACK - A B.C. native who has been intermittently involved as a consultant with a Chilliwack-area First Nations band and other First Nations bands over the past 25 years has stepped forward to ru...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 14, 2024

Fire causes extensive damage at motel in Hope
HOPE - The Hope Fire Department says two rooms were destroyed by a fire at a 30-unit motel in Hope early Wednesday morning. According to a social media post from the department, Hope firefighters were...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 14, 2024

Richmond, B.C., council votes to back safe consumption site after fractious meetings
RICHMOND, B.C. - The next step for a controversial supervised safe consumption drug site has been approved by council members in Richmond, B.C., after two days of highly charged hearings. The council ...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 14, 2024

Chilliwack School District sought more funding for menstrual products in 2023, but B.C. govt. didn't budge
CHILLIWACK - A July 2023 letter from the B.C. minister of education reveals that the B.C. government did not extend additional financial assistance in response to a request from the chair of the Chill...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 14, 2024

Chilliwack school board censures trustee for the 3rd time
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Board of Education has censured trustee Heather Maahs for the third time in a year. According to a statement on its website Wednesday morning (Feb. 14), the school district...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 14, 2024

CFSEU-BC seizes over $11 million in drugs and contraband; warrants executed in Abbotsford, Langley
FRASER VALLEY/VICTORIA - Four individuals face multiple charges in connection with a Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia-led investigation into a drug and tobacco trafficking ...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 13, 2024

North Vancouver alert for Amber the dog retrieves quick success
VANCOUVER - Quick action by North Vancouver police along with a social media alert about a missing dog named Amber allowed for a speedy recovery of the golden retriever. Mounties say a frantic dog own...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 13, 2024

Feds to give City of Abbotsford $25.6 million to expedite building over 700 more homes in the city
ABBOTSFORD - The federal government says it will give the City of Abbotsford over $25 million to help the municipality fast track the construction of hundreds of housing units over the next three year...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 13, 2024

Tyson Road, Keith Wilson Road projects in Chilliwack to have 12-hour construction days over the next year
CHILLIWACK - It could be a tough commute on Tyson Road and Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack over the next 12 months. Liana Wiebe, communications manager for the City of Chilliwack, confirmed in an emai...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 13, 2024

Cineplex, Red Swan Pizza in Chilliwack offering discounts for a limited time
CHILLIWACK - Going to the movies this month in Chilliwack just got a little bit cheaper, while a Chilliwack pizza joint is offering a sweet deal on a pepperoni pizza this week. Two Chilliwack business...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 13, 2024