Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Fraser Valley home sales cool due to seasonality, interest rate hikes
SURREY - Following five months of continuous increases, real estate sales in the Fraser Valley have dropped in response to rising interest rates and the summer sales cycle. In a news release issued We...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 02, 2023

Inmate serving time for second-degree murder dies at Agassiz prison
AGASSIZ - An inmate serving time for second-degree murder has died at a prison west of Agassiz. According to a news release from Correctional Service Canada, an inmate from Mountain Institution died o...
Aug 01, 2023

Fatality on Coquihalla Highway past Hope
HOPE - A person has reportedly died after a serious vehicle incident near Caroline Mine Road on Highway 5 Tuesday morning (August 1). According to published reports, a collision occurred between a pas...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 01, 2023

Two men sought by Chilliwack authorities
CHILLIWACK - Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers has issued a public bulletin asking for the public's help in locating two men who are wanted out of the Chilliwack parole office for various charges.Brian S...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 01, 2023

Chilliwack River Valley Fire Dept. crews deployed to fight fires throughout BC, including Osoyoos
CHILLIWACK -Volunteer firefighters from the Chilliwack River Valley Fire Department have answered the call to help battle fires in what has become a record-breaking wildfire season across British Colu...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 01, 2023

Chilliwack businessman funds 7 new cystoscopes for Chilliwack General Hospital
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Hospital Foundation announced Tuesday (August 1) that Chilliwack businessman John O'Connor has funded the purchase of seven new cystoscopes at Chilliwack General Hospital."...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 01, 2023

Chilliwack resident starts petition to protect Chilliwack River Valley from homeless camps
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack River Valley resident Renee Marlatt came to her breaking point seeing homeless camps accompanied by toxic debris and other unsightly effects linger and proliferate along the Ch...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 01, 2023

IIO investigating death of a woman in Boston Bar
BOSTON BAR - The provincial watchdog agency tasked with providing oversight of police in BC is investigating the death of a woman in Boston Bar. According to a news release Tuesday from the Independen...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 01, 2023

Abbotsford PD seeking help in finding missing 52-year-old woman
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a missing woman. According to a Twitter post Monday night (July 31) at 7:30 p.m., Abbotsford Police are lookin...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 31, 2023

SD33 board chair issues apology for controversial meme circulated by Teri Westerby
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Board of Education chair Willow Reichelt has issued an apology on behalf of the school district after trustee Teri Westerby circulated a Barbie-themed meme on social media that...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 31, 2023