Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Demand softens, prices lower in September: Fraser Valley Real Estate Board
SURREY - The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says slowing real estate sales and a healthy rise in new listings have brought the Fraser Valley housing market back into equilibrium, as sales dropped 13....
Oct 04, 2023
Still no timeline for downtown Chilliwack housing project previously announced in 2021: BC Housing
CHILLIWACK - BC Housing says it is working with a Mission-based non-profit housing society to deliver 74 units of subsidized housing for low- and moderate-income families, seniors and people with mobi...
Oct 04, 2023
Chilliwack Orange Theory closes for good; franchise offers to relaunch for fraction of $700K-$1,000,000
CHILLIWACK - Orange Theory Fitness in Chilliwack has notified its members that it has permanently closed its location on Eagle Landing Parkway. According to an email dated October 3, and sent to Frase...
Oct 04, 2023
Abbotsford dentist suspended for 12 months
ABBOTSFORD - The provincial regulatory body that registers and oversees more than 16,000 oral health practitioners across the province has suspended the owner and operator of a dental facility in Abbo...
Oct 03, 2023
Another pedestrian struck by a vehicle in Langley
LANGLEY - For the second time in less than three weeks, a pedestrian has been hit by a vehicle in Langley. On Monday, October 2, at just before 8 p.m., Langley RCMP received a report of a pedestrian b...
Oct 03, 2023
Vancouver-area border guards seize nearly 200 kilograms of opium hidden inside steel machinery, furniture
METRO VANCOUVER - Canada Border Services Agency says CBSA officers from the Metro Vancouver District have seized nearly 200 kilograms of opium concealed within inbound shipping containers. On August 1...
Oct 03, 2023
New pacemaker program at Abbotsford Hospital to bolster treatment for Fraser Valley patients
ABBOTSFORD - The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation says patients in the Fraser Valley who need implantable electrical devices like pacemakers no longer have to travel to Royal Columbian Hospital in...
Oct 03, 2023
District of Hope calls out company for offering water sampling, treatment services to residents
HOPE - The District of Hope says an unidentified company is deceiving residents by saying they are from the "City of Hope" and perform water testing services. According to a social media post on X/Twi...
Oct 03, 2023
Three suspects captured after fleeing armed robbery Saturday: AbbyPD
ABBOTSFORD - Three male suspects are facing multiple charges after they allegedly robbed a retail store on Gladwin Road in Abbotsford late Saturday night (Sept. 30), fled police, and were later captur...
Oct 03, 2023
Hope Fire Dept., RCMP investigating suspicious pickup truck fire near downtown Hope
HOPE - The Hope Fire Department and Upper Fraser Valley RCMP are investigating after a pickup truck caught fire in the early morning hours of Monday, October 2 near downtown Hope. According to a Faceb...
Oct 03, 2023