Category Archives: Fraser Valley

B.C. truck drivers could face fines of up to $100K and jail time for hitting overpasses
VICTORIA - After 30-plus incidents of commercial vehicles hitting overpasses since 2021, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Rob Fleming announced Tuesday (Mar. 12) that drivers of commercial t...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 12, 2024

Pedestrian hospitalized after being hit by a car early Tuesday in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police are investigating after a 52-year-old female pedestrian was struck by a car early Tuesday morning (Mar. 12).According to a news release from Constable Art Stele, AbbyPD ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 12, 2024

Federal disaster aid for Fraser Valley floods, landslides taking too long: B.C. MP
OTTAWA - The federal government estimates it will need to pay almost $3.4 billion for its share of the disaster recovery bills for flooding and landslides that devastated British Columbia's Fraser Val...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 12, 2024

Free ice skating, including free skate rentals, happening over spring break in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack service club that prides itself on having fun and a get-it-done attitude will hold a free family-friendly event over spring break in Chilliwack. The Mount Cheam Lions Club ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 12, 2024

B.C. Greens call for ban on all fossil fuel ads
VICTORIA - The B.C. Green Party says the provincial government should ban advertising of fossil fuels as part of the fight against climate change. The Greens say fossil fuel ads should be banned like ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 12, 2024

Missing man sought by Chilliwack RCMP was reportedly heading to a friend's home in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A 40-year-old man who was the subject of a missing persons bulletin by the Chilliwack RCMP Monday was reportedly on his way to a friend's house in Chilliwack in February. According to a n...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 12, 2024

Erratic, drunk drivers keep Mission RCMP busy on a Friday night, resulting in multiple roadside bans
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say they removed six impaired drivers from Mission-area roadways in just over four hours on a busy Friday night earlier this month. According to a community update from C...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 11, 2024

Chilliwack RCMP asks for help in locating missing 40-year-old man
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 40-year-old man who was last seen on February 12. According to a news release from Corporal Carmen Kiener, po...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 11, 2024

Chilliwack Board of Education to consider two motions on academic performance from trustee Heather Maahs
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Board of Education will consider two motions from trustee Heather Maahs at its meeting this week that call for detailed reports on academic, reading and math skills of Chil...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 11, 2024

City of Chilliwack improving Lickman Road, 1 of 3 major city projects happening now
CHILLIWACK - Motorists who frequently travel throughout Sardis will inevitably notice the amount of public works improvement projects happening on three major thoroughfares south of Highway 1.Those th...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 11, 2024