Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Another Chilliwack River Valley homeless camp is being dismantled
CHILLIWACK - Government inaction and complacency spanning several years has led to the presence of unsightly homeless camps throughout the Chilliwack River Valley. To help rectify this environmental e...
Jan 16, 2024
Environment Canada revises snowfall forecast for Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for Chilliwack and the eastern Fraser Valley ahead of a significant snowfall accumulation starting late Tuesday night. According to an...
Jan 16, 2024
Woman who allegedly robbed a Mission gas station picks a lousy getaway; employee unharmed
MISSION - Mounties with the Mission RCMP detachment say a woman has been arrested in Mission after she allegedly robbed a gas station and threatened to kill the male employee. According to a weekly up...
Jan 16, 2024
Update at 6:34 a.m. Tuesday: Southbound Coquihalla Highway now open following vehicle recovery, incident
**Update at 6:34 a.m. Tuesday: Southbound Coquihalla Highway is now open between Hope and Merritt following a vehicle recovery and related incident.** Original story below: COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - Drive ...
Jan 16, 2024
UPDATE: RCMP tells family of Laura Hall, sister of missing Hope-area woman, that remains found at Ross Lake are not those of April Parisian
**Update at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, January 16: Laura Hall, the sister of missing woman April Lee-Ann Parisian, says the RCMP have advised her brother that the remains at Ross Lake do not belong to Parisi...
Jan 15, 2024
Black Press Ltd. files for creditor protection, announces sale
SURREY, B.C. - Black Press Ltd., the owner of dozens of community newspapers across Western Canada, said Monday it had entered creditor protection, secured a tentative sale of the company and that fou...
Jan 15, 2024
Pipes burst at Chilliwack elementary school
CHILLIWACK - In the same 24-hour period that the Chilliwack Fire Department was dispatched for at least five water leaks involving burst pipes, a similar incident unfolded over the weekend at an eleme...
Jan 15, 2024
Crash at Reid and Stevenson results in ruptured gas line Monday in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A vehicle crash at Reid and Stevenson just west of Sardis Secondary resulted in a ruptured gas line Monday morning before lunch, prompting a rapid response from first responders in Chilli...
Jan 15, 2024
Abbotsford Hospital transforming breast cancer treatment with the latest technology
ABBOTSFORD - Cutting edge mammography equipment and related technology are coming to Abbotsford Regional Hospital thanks to the Crystal Gala Foundation. According to a news release from the Fraser Val...
Jan 15, 2024
Chilliwack Fire Department dispatched for multiple calls of burst pipes, water leaks Monday, including at a restaurant
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Fire Department has been dispatched for at least four calls Monday morning (January 15) involving burst pipes and/or water leaks, as temperatures warm up slightly from last...
Jan 15, 2024