Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Chilliwack Chiefs drop shootout decision in Coquitlam
COQUITLAM - Grady Lenton scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Coquitlam Express a 2 - 1 victory over the Chilliwack Chiefs Friday (Feb. 9) in Coquitlam. Adam Manji played a starring role i...
Dave Barry Feb 10, 2024

Progressive and LGBTQ-plus groups demand apology from organizers of Lunar New Year parade
CHILLIWACK - Two progressive and LGBTQ-plus groups that had been rejected from taking part in Sunday's Vancouver Chinatown Lunar New Year parade say they want a public apology from the organizers.In a...
Dave Barry Feb 10, 2024

Man arrested and charged with multiple offences linked to downtown Chilliwack shooting
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack say a 33-year-old man has been arrested and charged with several offences for his alleged role in a shooting in downtown Chilliwack last Sunday morning, February 4....
Mike VandenBosch Feb 09, 2024

New payment model sees 16.5% jump in B.C. family doctors, but more needed: minister
VANCOUVER - Health Minister Adrian Dix says the number of family doctors in British Columbia is increasing, but there are still almost 900,000 people without a primary care provider. He says the New D...
Dave Barry Feb 09, 2024

IIO finds no police misconduct in connection with Chilliwack man's injuries connected to tractor rollover along Highway 1
CHILLIWACK - The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of BC has completed its investigation into an incident involving a farm tractor along Highway 1 through the Fraser Valley that resulted in seri...
Dave Barry Feb 09, 2024

Poilievre proposes mandatory prison terms for extortion-related crimes similar to those reported in Abbotsford
SURREY - Pierre Poilievre says a Conservative government will establish mandatory minimum prison sentences for people convicted of extortion. The opposition leader says extortion-related crime has sky...
Dave Barry Feb 09, 2024

AbbyPD cracks down on reckless drivers: 17 high-hisk offenders taken off the streets in a week
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is reminding motorists that those who don't follow the rules of the road, will be caught and punished.In a social media post Friday (Feb. 9), it says its ...
Dave Barry Feb 09, 2024

Low snowpack could hurt B.C. salmon
VANCOUVER - The executive director of the Watershed Watch Salmon Society in B.C. says he's as worried as he's ever been about snowpack levels in the province.Aaron Hill says salmon depend on snowmelt ...
Dave Barry Feb 09, 2024

Chilliwack First Nations invite community to attend Gill Bar restoration event Feb. 21
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack community is invited to attend a public conversation and dinner in conjunction with the X:y Sy:ts'emlep Project to restore Gill Bar. According to information posted on Face...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 08, 2024

Non-profit buys two B.C. co-ops, using $71 M grant from affordable housing fund
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Premier David Eby says the first purchase using the government's Rental Protection Fund will save 290 affordable rental units in two housing co-ops that have expired leases and were ...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 08, 2024