Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Delta mayor sounds alarm over 'rampant' crime at B.C. port, as expansion looms
DELTA, B.C. - A new report about policing of Metro Vancouver port terminal facilities says there's "literally no downside" for organized criminals to set up shop, and one British Columbia city is soun...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 28, 2023

Gore Brothers family set to develop Peach Road lot in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The Gore Brothers development family is set to develop a 1-acre lot in the 5400 block of Peach Road, south of Keith Wilson Road, near River's Edge. In a statement Wednesday (Sept. 27) fro...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 28, 2023

Hope Fire Department looking for volunteer firefighters
HOPE - It's never a dull moment for volunteer firefighters in the Fraser Valley who are tasked with everything from responding to motor vehicle incidents to haz mat situations, extinguishing structure...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 28, 2023

Abbotsford Police escort Abbotsford school board trustees following protests at meeting
ABBOTSFORD - An estimated 300 people, possibly more, turned out for what appeared to be a boisterous protest at an Abbotsford School District board meeting Tuesday night, prompting a response from the...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 28, 2023

Chilliwack woman reportedly goes missing
CHILLIWACK - Social media users are reporting that a 33-year-old Chilliwack woman has gone missing. According to Facebook posts Wednesday afternoon, Karly Bonnett of Chilliwack has been reported as mi...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 27, 2023

Township of Langley approves tattoo bylaw change, will allow tattoo businesses as permitted use
LANGLEY - The Township of Langley council issued a statement Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 27) saying that it has approved a bylaw amendment for tattooing to be permitted as a licensed business operation...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 27, 2023

Campfire ban rescinded for Chilliwack, Coastal Fire Centre area
CHILLIWACK - After a nearly three-month ban, campfires are once again allowed effective starting today (Sept. 27). The Coastal Fire Centre has lifted the category 1 campfire prohibition starting at no...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 27, 2023

New staff gym opens at Chilliwack General Hospital
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation says the recently inaugurated staff gym facility at Chilliwack General Hospital, made possible by funds from FVHCF and the Chilliwack Medical Staf...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 27, 2023

31-year-old female arrested for stolen property; bear mace and machete seized: AbbyPD
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department caught up to a 31-year-old female who was definitely up to no good on a Sunday morning near Costco in Abbotsford.According to a social media post from the...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 27, 2023

Crooks steal cube vans, repaint them, break into business and burn vans after burglary: Mission RCMP
MISSION - The crooks clearly had this one planned from the get-go. Mission RCMP are asking for the public's help with information stemming from they call a "sophisticated" break-and-enter to a warehou...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 27, 2023