Category Archives: Fraser Valley

89.5 JR Country in Chilliwack hiring for its Street Team
CHILLIWACK - Nearly 14 months after it began broadcasting under a new format, Chilliwack-based 89.5 JR Country is looking to hire some energetic, outgoing people to fill the roster of its Street Team....
Mike VandenBosch Sep 07, 2023

Abbotsford Chamber accepting nominations for 27th annual Business Excellence Awards
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce and the Abbotsford News are welcoming nominations for the 27th annual Business Excellence Awards. The Abbotsford Chamber said in a news release Wednesda...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 07, 2023

Motor vehicle incident, possibly a rollover, closes westbound Hwy. 1 in Chilliwack Wednesday night
**Update at 10:35 p.m. Wednesday night: Highway 1 reopened according to Drive BC.** CHILLIWACK - A motor vehicle incident has closed westbound Highway 1 between Lickman Road (exit 116) and Yale Road (...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 06, 2023

Hope Fire Department snuffs out highway fire Wednesday night
HOPE - At least two fire engines from the Hope Fire Department worked to extinguish a highway fire near exit 173, southeast of downtown Hope, Wednesday night. Hope Fire Department says it dispatched c...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 06, 2023

FVRD confirms 27 buildings were burned in Kookipi Creek fire near Boston Bar
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional District released a statement Wednesday (Sept. 6) confirming that 27 structures were burned by the Kookipi Creek wildfire northwest of Boston Bar.In a news rele...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 06, 2023

Female driver hits cars and building, refuses to give Mission RCMP a breath sample
MISSION - Mission RCMP arrested a 50-year-old Mission woman after she allegedly hit two parked cars, grazed the side of a building and crashed into a pole last week in Mission, and refused to submit a...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 06, 2023

Free ice skating in Chilliwack starts next week
CHILLIWACK - As part of Chilliwack's 150th anniversary, the city invites residents and families to take part in four free skating sessions starting next week. The free skates will be held Saturday, Se...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 06, 2023

Cheam Leisure Centre in Chilliwack expands operating hours
CHILLIWACK - Nearly a year after YMCA BC replaced Recreation Excellence as the operator of two recreation sites owned by the city of Chilliwack, the Cheam Leisure Centre announced on Facebook this pas...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 06, 2023

Chilliwack School District hires 8 bus drivers over the summer, looks to hire even more drivers
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack School District says it has hired eight more bus drivers over the summer and is still looking to hire at least five more. Wayne Williams, manager of transportation for SD33...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 06, 2023

Chilliwack adopts stricter stage 4 water restrictions
CHILLIWACK - In accordance with provincial government guidelines instructing water license holders in BC to reduce their water consumption in the South Coast amid maximum drought conditions, the city ...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 06, 2023