Category Archives: Fraser Valley

UFV professor to share her journey living with chronic pain at UFV Science Café event today
CHILLIWACK - UFV kinesiology professor Luisa Giles will share her story of living with chronic pain for over a decade at a UFV Science Caf event today in Chilliwack. According to a news release from t...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 27, 2024

Significant snow and strong winds expected for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Drivers are being asked to temporarily avoid travel on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt starting Tuesday (Feb. 27) night.Environment Canada issued a winter storm watch for t...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 27, 2024

UPDATE: Chilliwack RCMP say driver of red vehicle is cooperating fully with police as a witness
**UPDATE at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday: Chilliwack RCMP say the driver of the red truck spotted driving on Chilliwack Central Road has come forward and is cooperating fully with police. As indicated in the i...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 26, 2024

Mission RCMP arrest 17-year-old male suspected of vandalism; youth resisted arrest after getting caught
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say vehicle owners on Dunsmuir Drive to Bannister Drive in Mission were targeted in a series of mischief incidents earlier this month, and a 17-year-old male suspected of...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 26, 2024

B.C. Highway Patrol confirms fatality in multi-vehicle crash Sunday on Hwy. 3 southeast of Hope
ALLISON PASS/MANNING PARK - The B.C. Highway Patrol says a 59-year-old man from Maple Ridge has died following a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 3 approximately 55 kilometres southeast of Hope, ami...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 26, 2024

Boutique smoothie shop coming to Chilliwack this spring
CHILLIWACK - The newest smoothie bar coming to Chilliwack doesn't look or feel exactly like walking into a typical Booster Juice store. Heal Wellness, a boutique outfit offering acai (pronounced aa-sa...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 26, 2024

Mission RCMP investigating a stolen boat from an area lake
MISSION - Thieves have become so brazen and unashamed these days, not even boats are immune from their mischief. According to a news release Monday (Feb. 26) from the Mission RCMP detachment, Mounties...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 26, 2024

Abbotsford Rona+ to celebrate its grand opening of converted Lowe's store this week
ABBOTSFORD - Rona, one of Canada's leading home improvement retailers operating or servicing some 425 corporate and affiliated stores under different banners, will open its newest Rona+ store in Abbot...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 26, 2024

Freezing rain could hit Fraser Valley this week
CHILLIWACK - Mother Nature isn't done with winter yet. Environment Canada has issued a weather statement for a large area of southeastern British Columbia, warning of wintry impacts through the middle...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 26, 2024

UPDATE: Two hospitalized after crash on Hwy. 3 west of Manning Park Sunday
**UPDATE at 5:15 p.m. Sunday: BC Emergency Health Services says five ambulances were dispatched to the scene of a multi-vehicle incident off Highway 3, west of Manning Park. A spokesperson says BC EHS...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 25, 2024