Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Derelict conditions at Williams Street home prompt complaint to City of Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack resident Debbie Walker reckons a boarded up home on Williams Street with visible garbage in the driveway and an extensive mess in the back yard deserves scrutiny from bylaw sta...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 28, 2024

Cheam First Nation acquires Chilliwack golf course
CHILLIWACK - Cheam First Nation announced this week that it has acquired Bridal Veil Golf Course in Chilliwack, a move that represents a significant expansion of the First Nations' land base. Accordin...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 28, 2024

G.W. Graham football recognizes its best and brightest at awards banquet ceremony
CHILLIWACK - The highly competitive G.W. Graham football program in Chilliwack recognized its most valuable contributors on offence, defence and special teams during a Sunday night banquet and awards ...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 28, 2024

UPDATE: Power restored for thousands in Chilliwack Wednesday morning
**Update at 8:13 a.m.: Crews have restored power to most of the affected area. Just under 200 customers remain without power.** CHILLIWACK - Thousands of residents in Chilliwack north of Highway 1 are...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 28, 2024

Bomb squad called to Abbotsford, B.C., thrift store after grenade is donated
ABBOTSFORD - Thrift stores can be a treasure trove of unusual finds, but a discovery in a donation bin at an Abbotsford, B.C., store set off a police and bomb squad response. Abbotsford Police say wor...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 27, 2024

Langley RCMP appealing for help in finding suspected groper
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley are hoping the public can identify a Caucasian male who is suspected of committing multiple sexual assaults last year. According to a news release from Cpl. Zynal Sharoom...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 27, 2024

Province not effectively managing hazardous spills, says B.C.'s auditor general
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the Ministry of Environment is not effectively managing hazardous spills in the province, using a decade-old response plan and data that is not easil...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 27, 2024

Strong turnout for Gill Bar restoration event in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - If attendance figures are any indication, there's strong interest in seeing what the restoration of Gill Bar in Chilliwack will entail. Well over 100 people turned out at Cheam First Nati...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 27, 2024

Convicted sex offender banned from coming to downtown Chilliwack park
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Department issued a warning Monday (Feb. 26) that a convicted sex offender who will be residing in Vancouver poses a strong risk to women in the community, and is bann...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 27, 2024

UPDATE: Abbotsford Police evacuate businesses after grenade found at Value Village
**UPDATE at 9:10 a.m. Tuesday morning: AbbyPD has released a follow-up statement to yesterday's incident involving a possible explosive device. "Yesterday evening, officers with the [RCMP] Explosives ...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 27, 2024