Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Nurses rally to pressure B.C. NDP govt. to make changes at hospital in Merritt; ER was closed 17 times in 2023
MERRITT - Nurses concerned with working conditions at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt took part in a noontime rally Wednesday (Apr. 17), protesting incessant closures in the emergency department, we...
Apr 18, 2024
9-1-1 dispatcher recruiting event this Saturday in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Provincial police say they're looking for confident, considerate people to join their team of 9-1-1 police dispatchers at B.C. RCMP. B.C. RCMP will hold a 9-1-1 police dispatcher recruiti...
Apr 18, 2024
Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl slams federal budget, saying it will only increase inflation and not stop rising costs
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl came out swinging against the 2024 budget tabled Tuesday (Apr. 16) by the federal Liberals, saying the budget still hasn't balanced itself as Prime Minister...
Apr 17, 2024
Protest planned in Abbotsford due to increasing violence, drone drops of weapons in Fraser Valley prisons
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Union of Canadian Correctional Officers says prisons have become "overwhelmed" by a surge in drone drops of weapons and drugs, driving a wave of violence in correctional facilit...
Apr 17, 2024
City of Abbotsford, SD34 sign 30-year deal governing oversight of 4 synthetic turfs in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford and the Abbotsford Board of Education (SD34) have come to terms on a 30-year joint-use partnership that governs the oversight and maintenance of four synthetic turf...
Apr 17, 2024
Officer in charge tells inquest everything possible was done to save Fraser Valley hostage
BURNABY, B.C. - The officer in charge when police in Surrey, B.C., killed a hostage taker and the woman he was holding says he believes he did everything possible to save her. RCMP Insp. Blair White t...
Apr 17, 2024
Burger giant known for square burgers and Frosty desserts set to open soon in Hope
HOPE - It's the last possible stop on Highway 1 to eat and get gas before Lower Mainland motorists make their way through the Coquihalla, Fraser Canyon or Allison Pass on their way to the B.C. Interio...
Apr 17, 2024
Police execute search warrant at Chilliwack apartment as part of multi-agency seizure of drugs, firearms and currency
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP say their Drug Section personnel executed a series of search warrants in various cities with the assistance of teams from the Vancouver PD and Lower Mainland RCMP, includi...
Apr 17, 2024
Longtime specialty hardware store in Chilliwack set to close
CHILLIWACK - Al's Supply House north of the highway was synonymous with welding and industrial supplies, helium tanks, a prime location on Yale Road, and a sign beckoning to northbound patrons. But th...
Apr 17, 2024
YOUR PERSPECTIVE: NDP endorses open drug use in B.C. hospitals
Every British Columbian deserves a safe workplace. However, recently our BC United Caucus were provided with a memo, making it clear that the NDP has endorsed street drug use in hospitals. The NDP's r...
Apr 17, 2024