Category Archives: Fraser Valley
B.C. govt. says phase 3A of Hwy. 1 improvements from Langley to Abbotsford may be done by 2029, to cost $2.3 billion
LANGLEY - The provincial government announced Wednesday (Dec. 20 that a trio of shortlisted contracting teams have been invited by the government to participate in an RFP to design and build a new 264...
Dec 20, 2023
Chilliwack councillors blast BC govt., Chilliwack MLAs over forced housing plans that could ban public hearings, usher in paid parking downtown
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack city councillors had pointed words during their meeting Tuesday (Dec. 19) for the B.C. government, including Chilliwack's two NDP MLAs, over the province's plan to force the co...
Dec 20, 2023
Meet Lexi, voted the Fraser Valley's Cutest Pet, sponsored by The Scruffy Tail
CHILLIWACK - After hundreds of contest entries received from Chilliwack and the surrounding communities were narrowed down to just six finalists, an Australian shepherd dog named Lexi has been voted t...
Dec 20, 2023
UFV nursing program pilots peer-to-peer project for students as they transition to Chilliwack, Abbotsford-area clinical settings
CHILLIWACK - A new near-peer mentor program unveiled this semester as a pilot project has enabled nursing students at the University of the Fraser Valley to enhance their skill set in what the postsec...
Dec 20, 2023
Westbound Hwy. 1 through Langley impacted Tuesday night due to vehicle fire
LANGLEY - Drive BC says a westbound vehicle fire before 216 Street (exit 61) has impacted traffic flow Tuesday night, Dec. 19 at 7:22 p.m. According to a post on X/Twitter from Drive BC and the Minist...
Dec 19, 2023
Coffee with a Cop returns Wednesday morning to Cottonwood mall in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Members of the Chilliwack RCMP detachment are eager to connect with the residents they serve, even if it's constructive criticism that people might have for local police. As part of their...
Dec 19, 2023
Fraser Health budgets $7.1 million for land acquisition, demo costs to possibly expand Chilliwack Hospital
CHILLIWACK - Fraser Health has budgeted a little over $7 million for land acquisition and demolition costs for what the health authority says could be the eventual expansion of Chilliwack General Hosp...
Dec 19, 2023
One arrested in B.C. police operation near three North Vancouver schools
VANCOUVER - One suspect has been arrested in a police operation in North Vancouver that delayed the start of three area schools. RCMP say officers responded to a report of an assault at around 5 a.m. ...
Dec 19, 2023
Chilliwack Dogwood Monarch Lions Club donates over $40,000 from bingo funds to local non-profits
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack service club that prides itself on rolling up its sleeves to help the broader Chilliwack community has done it again. The Chilliwack Dogwood Monarch Lions Club wrote on Faceb...
Dec 19, 2023
Construction underway for 64-unit, 6-storey rental apartment building on Spadina Ave. in downtown Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Construction is underway on a 64-unit, six-storey mid-rise apartment complex that will feature rental units in a sleek, contemporary building at 45700 Spadina Avenue in downtown Chilliwac...
Dec 19, 2023