Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Fraser Valley transit strike set for Monday; HandyDART not impacted
CHILLIWACK - Job action that began in early February with bus drivers refusing to collect fares will escalate this coming Monday and Tuesday (Feb. 27-28) with the full withdrawal of all bus services e...
Feb 24, 2023
Chilliwack Chiefs hosting doubleheader this weekend; 89.5 JR Country to broadcast Friday's game
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs are banking on a home doubleheader today (Friday) and Saturday to elevate them in the standings as they vie for home-ice advantage in the upcoming 2023 playoffs. The...
Feb 24, 2023
Another Fraser Valley driver clocked at absurdly high speed, gets car impounded
ABBOTSFORD - A 19-year-old driver with only a learner's license will live to regret driving at over 160 kilometres an hour in a 60-km zone and passing an unmarked police car earlier this week. Abbotsf...
Feb 24, 2023
Chilliwack RCMP investigating early morning fire in Soowahlie First Nation
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP are investigating after a fire broke out early Thursday morning on Soowahlie First Nation land near Cultus Lake. According to Jamie Leggatt, director of communications for...
Feb 24, 2023
Heavy snow in the forecast for Chilliwack on Saturday night: Environment Canada
CHILLIWACK - Old Man Winter might be back with a vengeance this weekend. Environment Canada said in a special weather statement Thursday afternoon (Feb. 23) that anywhere from 10-30 centimetres of sno...
Feb 23, 2023
FVRD board to consider fireworks ban in Harrison Mills, Lake Errock area
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional District board of directors, which consists of elected officials from Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Hope and the surrounding rural areas, will consider discu...
Feb 23, 2023
Streams Canada offering free spring break camp at Great Blue Heron Reserve in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-based Streams Canada Foundation wrote on Facebook Wednesday (Feb. 22) that it will be offering a free four-day spring break camp at the Great Blue Heron Reserve in Chilliwack f...
Feb 23, 2023
Spring fair carnival returns to Chilliwack Coliseum March 16-19
CHILLIWACK - On the weekend in which SD33 students are released for the start of a two-week spring break, the Chilliwack Spring Fair will be returning to the grounds of the Chilliwack Coliseum for a f...
Feb 23, 2023
Fraser Valley man, 72, convicted of child exploitation: B.C. RCMP
SURREY - A Fraser Valley man has been convicted of a child exploitation offence following a proactive investigation by the B.C. RCMP Integrated Child Exploitation Unit (BC ICE), according to a news re...
Feb 23, 2023
Woman, 91 years old, prevents man from stealing her purse in Abbotsford church parking lot
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police said Wednesday (Feb. 22) they are investigating an attempted purse snatching that happened in a church parking lot last week. According to Sgt. Paul Walker, media relati...
Feb 23, 2023