Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Proposed Tim Hortons coming to the corner of Hwy. 7 and 9 in Agassiz
AGASSIZ - District of Kent staff in Agassiz confirmed Thursday (May 11) by email that a proposed Tim Hortons will be built at the southeast corner of Highway 7 (Lougheed Highway) and Highway 9, across...
Mike VandenBosch May 11, 2023

Abbotsford Police ask for help in locating missing 25-year-old man
**Abbotsford Police reported Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m. that the missing 25-year-old who was last seen late Monday night, May 8 has been located after he returned home to his residence today. Abbots...
Mike VandenBosch May 11, 2023

MP Brad Vis denounces removal of Terry Fox from new Canadian passports
MISSION - He's a revered national hero by Canadians of all political stripes and persuasions for his relentless determination to raise money for cancer victims during his Marathon of Hope in 1980. But...
Mike VandenBosch May 11, 2023

Olympian freestyle skier to visit Chilliwack for BIA food drive in June
CHILLIWACK - An Olympic freestyle skier from Team Canada will headline a five-hour food drive in June, sponsored by the Downtown Chilliwack Business Improvement District. In an email from BIA executiv...
Mike VandenBosch May 11, 2023

Record-breaking heat forecast for Chilliwack, but won't match 2021 heat dome
CHILLIWACK - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement as unseasonably hot weather is forecast for five days in Chilliwack and surrounding communities starting Friday.In a special weat...
Mike VandenBosch May 11, 2023

Employee at Surrey temple arrested for sexual assault, released: RCMP
SURREY - Following an investigation by its Special Victims Unit, Mounties in Surrey say a 58-year-old man and employee of a temple in Surrey has been arrested for alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-o...
May 10, 2023

Lead foot costs driver an arm and a leg in Agassiz
AGASSIZ - A lead foot can cost an arm and a leg and then some. A Fraser Valley motorist learned that lesson the hard way after being clocked at over 100 kilometres an hour in a posted 50-km/hr zone ne...
Mike VandenBosch May 10, 2023

Man crashes car after avoiding deer on Dewdney Trunk Rd.
MISSION - A man who succeeded in avoiding a deer late last week wasn't so lucky when he subsequently crashed into a cedar tree on Dewdney Trunk Road west of Mission last week. According to a social me...
May 10, 2023

There's still time to register for Sunday's 5K Run for Mom along Vedder Trail
CHILLIWACK - There's still time to register for this Sunday's Run for Mom on an already special day devoted to the amazing, tireless dedication of moms everywhere. The Fraser Valley Health Care Founda...
Mike VandenBosch May 10, 2023

Residents rescue dog from Chilliwack River Valley backcountry
CHILLIWACK - The story of a dog who was apparently tied to the back of a Ford pickup truck at one point on property in the Chilliwack River Valley, and later found languishing in backcountry bush, has...
Mike VandenBosch May 10, 2023