Category Archives: Fraser Valley

As fundraising tally tops $400K, Chilliwack Search and Rescue hopes to break ground on new facility this fall
CHILLIWACK - Due to significant strides that have been made on its new building project and a related fundraising campaign, Chilliwack Search and Rescue hopes to break ground on a new building as earl...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 19, 2023

FVRD staff support effort to buy 200 radon kits, lobby BC govt. for radon mitigation funding
CHILLIWACK - Following the release of radon test analyses that showed elevated levels of radon in Electoral Area H (Cultus Lake and Lindell) and Hope, Fraser Valley Regional District staff support an ...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 19, 2023

24-year-old female pedestrian dies after being hit by car in Langley; alcohol suspected: RCMP
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley say a 24-year-old woman has died after being struck by a car on 64 Street in Langley last week, and alcohol is believed to be a contributing factor in the fatal accident....
Mike VandenBosch Sep 19, 2023

Eryn Braley named 2023 recipient of the UFV Young Distinguished Alumni award
CHILLIWACK - Eryn Braley is thankful to have chosen a career in Indigenous public health that allows her to connect with her Indigenous identity."I am so appreciative of the Indigenous mentors and pee...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 18, 2023

Boundary Bay commercial crab fleet investigations lead to major fines, forfeitures of over $287K
SURREY - Recent investigations by fishery officers with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) into the Boundary Bay commercial crab fleet have generated several convictions in Surrey Provincial Court. In ...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 18, 2023

60-year-old tennis courts at Yarrow Community Centre to be removed for 41-stall parking lot
CHILLIWACK - Construction has begun on a project that will see the tennis courts at Yarrow Community Centre removed and replaced with a 41-stall parking lot, street lighting, landscaping and an electr...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 18, 2023

FortisBC gas users will see a drop in natural gas prices in October
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia natural gas users can expect to see their monthly bills decrease starting in October. FortisBC says in a statement that it has been given approval by the B.C. Utilities...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 18, 2023

Charges laid against Surrey man, Harinder Singh Sahota, for break and enter, assault
SURREY - Mounties in Surrey say charges have been laid against 38-year-old Harinder Singh Sahota for his alleged role in a series of incidents and collisions involving break and enter, multiple assaul...
Sep 18, 2023

Silver Skagit Road to reopen in April 2024, but flood repairs will carry into 2025
HOPE - While most of Silver Skagit Road south of Hope is closed due to more than 38 flood-damaged sites along the route following massive flooding in late 2021, the province provided an update Monday ...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 18, 2023

Chevron on Vedder Road nearing completion, will sell M&M Food Market products
CHILLIWACK - A gas station that formerly operated as Esso at the corner of Thomas Road and Vedder Road across from McDonald's, DQ and A&W in Sardis will soon open as a Chevron-branded store with a...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 18, 2023