Category Archives: Fraser Valley

B.C. Transit says it's "not at liberty to discuss" ongoing bus strike
CHILLIWACK - A B.C. Transit spokesperson says the provincial Crown agency is not in a position to comment on the ongoing bus strike that has stretched into its second week and shows no signs of any pr...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 01, 2023

Up to 25 cms of snow to fall on Coquihalla until Saturday night
CHILLIWACK - Environment Canada is issuing a winter storm warning for the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt, saying up to 25 centimetres of snow could fall by Saturday evening. In an alert p...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 31, 2023

Spring Fling market happens Saturday, Sunday in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Over 80 vendors and a host of activities, coupled with free admission, are sure to appeal to families when the Chilliwack Landing Sports Centre on Spadina Avenue hosts the "Spring Fling &...
Mar 31, 2023

Vancouver Police nab arson suspect for lighting four fires in downtown core
VANCOUVER - A 51-year-old man has been charged with four counts of arson causing property damage and remanded into custody after he allegedly lit fires in the downtown Vancouver core earlier this week...
Mar 31, 2023

City of Chilliwack seeks 150th anniversary art, offers $300 to artists
CHILLIWACK - In recognition of Chilliwack's incorporation as a municipality in 1873, the city of Chilliwack is currently accepting submissions for street banners that embody the spirit of Chilliwack. ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 31, 2023

RCMP need help locating missing 48-year-old Chilliwack man
CHILLIWACK - The Upper Fraser Valley RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating a 48-year-old Chilliwack man who was last seen operating a boat on the Harrison River near Kilby.According ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 31, 2023

Greendale Acres to host Chilliwack Plowing Match Saturday
CHILLIWACK - A tradition unlike any other in Chilliwack returns this weekend. Established in 1923, the Chilliwack Plowing Match has been operating every single consecutive year up until 2020, when COV...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 31, 2023

Rezoning application for film studio west of Agassiz withdrawn after heated opposition
LAKE ERROCK - A proposal to build an indoor film production facility in a picturesque small lakeside community through a rezoning application has been withdrawn after the applicant experienced signifi...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 31, 2023

Heavy police presence fills Sardis neighbourhood after possible shooting
CHILLIWACK - A multitude of RCMP officers converged on a neighbourhood in Sardis south of Wells Road near Richardson Avenue and Blue Jay Avenue Thursday afternoon to investigate a shooting incident. C...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 30, 2023

Popkum resident eager to see more visitors to her Little Free Library
POPKUM - A community library just doesn't have the same feel if it turns dormant or the books don't fly off the shelf like they once did. Popkum resident Rachelle Loeppky knows the feeling. She says t...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 30, 2023