Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Abbotsford PD gang unit officers to begin regular visits to businesses to reinforce public safety
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department says its Gang Crime Unit (GCU) will begin attending local businesses and establishments in Abbotsford to reinforce public safety and help prevent any pote...
Apr 11, 2024
UPDATE: Chilliwack Fire Dept. says no injuries in trailer fire deemed accidental
CHILLIWACK - Multiple Chilliwack Fire Department engines responded to a trailer fire on Cartmell Road west of Young Road Thursday morning just before noon. According to scanner traffic and images shar...
Apr 11, 2024
B.C. moves to accelerate process for thousands needing a family doctor
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is bringing in new digital tools to help hundreds of thousands of residents who need a family doctor find one faster and easier. While nearly 410,000 people ...
Apr 11, 2024
Rotary Climate Fair back for another year with speakers, trade show this weekend in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - After last year's inaugural event that resonated with several hundreds of attendees, organizers behind the 2024 Rotary Climate Fair are touting this year's fair as an opportunity to once ...
Apr 11, 2024
Vehicle crashes into a ditch on Highway 1 Wednesday night; 3rd vehicle crash in a ditch in 3 days in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Multiple first responders were dispatched Wednesday night (Apr. 10) to Highway 1 after a vehicle wound up in a ditch just west of the Yale Road West overpass (exit 109). According to scan...
Apr 11, 2024
Studies on B.C. safer supply emerge, finding different answers to different questions
VANCOUVER - Peer-reviewed research is emerging about the possible impacts of British Columbia's safer supply program, which provides prescription alternatives to toxic illicit drugs, with two studies ...
Apr 11, 2024
UPDATE at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday: Power has been restored to over 1,700 Hydro customers in Abbotsford, Langley
**UPDATE at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday night: Power has now been restored to BC Hydro customers in Abbotsford and Langley.** Original story below: ABBOTSFORD/LANGLEY - Over 1,700 BC Hydro customers in Abbots...
Apr 10, 2024
B.C. plans law allowing police to arrest or ticket over school disruptions
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that it says will put in place 20-metre access zones around schools to protect students from disruptive behaviour, including aggre...
Apr 10, 2024
UPDATE: Chilliwack RCMP say a missing 5-year-old boy has been safely located
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP say the 5-year-old boy who went missing Wednesday has been located. "We are relieved to report the male child has been located in good health and unharmed," Chilliwack RCM...
Apr 10, 2024
B.C. has lowest snowpack on record, drought a concern: BC River Forecast Centre
VANCOUVER - A hydrologist with British Columbia's River Forecast Centre says the April snow survey shows the lowest snowpack on record in the province. Jonathan Boyd says the snowpack is 63 per cent o...
Apr 10, 2024