Category Archives: Fraser Valley

City of Mission receives nearly $40K grant to continue conservation of iconic Mission Museum
MISSION - The City of Mission says it is the "grateful recipient" of a $38,920 grant from the Heritage Legacy Fund that will be used to continue important exterior conservation work on the Mission Mus...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 31, 2023

EDITOR'S NOTE: Prepare to lose access to local news on Facebook, Google
CHILLIWACK - By now many of you have likely heard about Canada's Online News Act - formerly known as Bill C-18.The new law calls for big tech companies to compensate media outlets and aims to make a m...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 31, 2023

Chilliwack RCMP investigate targeted stabbing on Young Road
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP are investigating a targeted stabbing that occurred early Monday in the 8700 block of Young Road, not far from the Alliance Church. According to a statement from Chilliwac...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 31, 2023

Proactive work by AbbyPD leads to drug seizure, charges against prolific offender
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department caught up to a prolific offender in the community who was up to no good over the weekend. According to a social media post, Abbotsford Police Department p...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 31, 2023

BC EHS dispatched over the weekend to near-drowning at Harrison Hot Springs
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS - BC Emergency Health Services personnel were dispatched over the weekend to a report of a child who nearly drowned in the Harrison lagoon in Harrison Hot Springs. According to sc...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 31, 2023

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of July 30, 2023
CHILLIWACK - Crime Stoppers "MOST WANTED" is a weekly service based on information provided by police investigators who need public assistance in making our communities safer by identifying individual...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 31, 2023

City buys 3 properties near former Rendezvous restaurant to build 58-stall parking lot
CHILLIWACK - With downtown Chilliwack parking inventory in short order near the intersection of Young Road and Yale Road, the City of Chilliwack has purchased three lots surrounding a former restauran...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 31, 2023

Chilliwack firefighters contain flames in forested area of Little Mountain
CHILLIWACK - Firefighters with the Chilliwack Fire Department battled difficult terrain Saturday to get the upper hand on a potential interface fire.The Chilliwack Fire Department says it was called t...
Jul 30, 2023

Chilliwack townhome heavily damaged by fire
CHILLIWACK - There were no injuries in a residential fire in Chilliwack Saturday (Jul. 29) afternoon. In a news release, the Chilliwack Fire Department says it was called to a townhouse in the 46000 b...
Dave Barry Jul 29, 2023

B.C. firefighter killed battling Donnie Creek wildfire
VICTORIA - A firefighter has been killed while involved in the fight to contain the Donnie Creek wildfire 158 km north of Fort St. John in northeastern B.C.The death of the contracted firefighter was ...
Dave Barry Jul 29, 2023