Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Young boy who survived near-drowning at Cultus Lake is heading to US for treatment
CHILLIWACK - The 3-year-old Cultus Lake boy who nearly drowned at Cultus Lake on June 1 is heading to the US to seek additional medical treatment. In an online update posted this past week, Azaryah Ho...
Jun 26, 2023
Carleton Street home in Chilliwack sustains heavy damage in fire, two cats perish
CHILLIWACK - Approximately 25 firefighters from Halls 1, 2, 4 and 6 were dispatched to a residential structure fire in the 9200 block of Carleton Street in Chilliwack early Sunday morning. In a news r...
Jun 25, 2023
B.C. New Democrats win both byelections, keep seats on Island and Vancouver
VICTORIA - British Columbia's New Democrats posted victories in two byelections Saturday, keeping seats held earlier this year by a former premier and a cabinet minister.Community activist Joan Philli...
Jun 24, 2023
Air ambulance dispatched to Agassiz Saturday night after young child sustains burns
AGASSIZ - B.C. Emergency Health Services personnel were called to Logan Road in Agassiz Saturday night (June 24) after a 3-year-old girl sustained burns to her body. According to scanner traffic, Agas...
Jun 24, 2023
Chilliwack firefighters respond to small fire Saturday at former Travelodge
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Fire Department responded to a small exterior fire on the grounds of the former Travelodge motel at 45466 Yale Road in Chilliwack Saturday afternoon. According to scanner t...
Jun 24, 2023
Abbotsford Police Department arrests three in targeted home invasion
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department says it has arrested three adult suspects in connection with a home invasion that occurred in the 33000 block of George Ferguson Way Friday. In a news rel...
Jun 24, 2023
Guilty plea in Abbotsford hit-and-run case
ABBOTSFORD - A woman has pleaded guilty to the charge of failing to remain at the scene of an accident in a December hit-and-run incident that resulted in the death of a mother of two. Laurie Brietzke...
Jun 24, 2023
Chilliwack Chiefs, 89.5 JR Country announce new broadcast deal
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs have reached a new deal that will see 89.5 JR Country in Chilliwack continue to broadcast several feature games during the upcoming 2023-24 season. "We are thrilled ...
Jun 22, 2023
Third Avenue home in Chilliwack deteriorated into a drug house after being sold in 2021
CHILLIWACK - Before it devolved into a drug house and a dilapidated eyesore, the residence of 46196 Third Avenue in Chilliwack had seen better days. As in two years ago in 2021, when former owner Cara...
Jun 22, 2023
Chilliwack Fire responds to Vedder Elementary after 12 students report burning eye pain
**UPDATE at 12:37 p.m.: Fraser Valley Today has obtained an email from SD33 Superintendent Rohan Arul-pragasam saying early indications are that someone may have sprayed bear spray in the backstop pla...
Jun 22, 2023