Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Promontory resident extinguishes Chilliwack house fire with garden hose
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Fire Department says quick thinking by a resident of a Promontory home was instrumental in minimizing a house fire that happened Monday evening (Nov. 27). According to a ne...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 28, 2023

Man serving 12-year prison term for attempted murder, other charges dies at Agassiz jail
AGASSIZ - Correctional Service Canada says a man who was serving a 12-year prison sentence for attempted murder and a litany of other offences has died in custody. According to a statement from the fe...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 27, 2023

IIO to investigate police actions toward Chilliwack man who rode his tractor on Hwy. 1
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in British Columbia have notified the Independent Investigations Office of BC of an incident where a man suffered injuries after the tractor he drove on a stretch of Hwy. 1 near ...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 27, 2023

Vye Road overpass at Hwy. 11 substantially completed: City of Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford announced Monday (Nov. 27) that the Vye Road overpass and Highway 11 widening project has been substantially completed ahead of a planned opening in less than two w...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 27, 2023

Island 22 homeless camp set to close, but time frame unknown
CHILLIWACK - Fraser Valley Today has learned that residents of the Island 22 homeless camp will need to move out at some point, but there's no definitive time frame for their exodus from the encampmen...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 27, 2023

Abbotsford woman plans to pay off her mortgage and retire after winning $1 million Lotto 6/49 prize
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford resident Susan Hoce had reasonable expectations ahead of the November 18 Lotto 6/49 prize draw. According to a news release from the B.C. Lottery Corporation, Hoce thought she ...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 27, 2023

New computer-assisted cataract equipment arrives at Chilliwack Hospital
CHILLIWACK - New equipment has arrived at Chilliwack General Hospital that will enable surgeons to utilize cutting-edge technology to recognize and lock on to a patient's eye at the time of surgeries ...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 27, 2023

Abbotsford police searching for missing man
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford police department is asking for the public's assistance in tracking down a man who has gone missing in the city.Jordan Thompson is described as a 30-year-old man and is 5'9...
Dave Barry Nov 26, 2023

One killed in Saturday night crash near Chilliwack Lake Road
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP say one person was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Chilliwack Lake Road Saturday (Nov. 25) evening. Mounties say the driver was the lone occupant of the vehicle.In a...
Dave Barry Nov 26, 2023

More Chilliwack poultry farms found with avian flu
CHILLIWACK - Another outbreak of avian flu has been identified in Chilliwack.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the case, as well as two others identified Friday in Chilliwack and Langley Townsh...
Dave Barry Nov 26, 2023