Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Abbotsford PD searching for missing 57-year-old woman
UPDATE: Jan. 26/23 - Abbotsford police this missing woman has been found. ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department said Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 17) that it is seeking the whereabouts of a missing...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2023

Highway 1 eastbound closed at Clearbrook in Abbotsford
**Update at 4:45 p.m.: Highway 1 has since reopened. AbbyPD says the pedestrian is recovering in hospital with non-life threatening injuries.** Original story below: ABBOTSFORD - Emergency crews and f...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2023

Abbotsford Police investigating early morning assault; victim in critical condition at hospital
ABBOTSFORD - Detectives from the Abbotsford Police Department's Major Crime Unit are investigating an early morning assault that left a 32-year-old man in critical condition at a local hospital. Accor...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2023

BIA to hold town hall on downtown Chilliwack safety and security
CHILLIWACK - In the midst of a string of recent incidents in which windows belonging to businesses were broken or shattered due to vandalism, resulting in thousands of dollars in damage, the Downtown ...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2023

SD33 not the only district looking to hire uncertified school personnel
CHILLIWACK - In the midst of concerns raised by the Chilliwack teachers union and the District Parent Advisory Council about uncertified teachers being hired by the Chilliwack School District, it appe...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2023

Chilliwack man arrested for intentionally damaging businesses with pellet or BB gun
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP have arrested a 40-year-old Chilliwack man in connection with a string of recent incidents involving a BB or pellet gun that resulted in thousands of dollars in damage to ...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2023

Volunteers remove over 6,000 pounds of debris from Vedder Bridge homeless encampment
CHILLIWACK - Community-minded volunteers and stewards concerned with the environment hauled away over 6,000 pounds of garbage and other belongings from a homeless encampment along Sweltzer Creek Cresc...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2023

New provincial curling champions emerge at Chilliwack Curling Club
CHILLIWACK - The 2023 B.C. Scotties Women's Curling Championship and the 2023 BC Men's Curling Championship wrapped up over the weekend, with two new provincial champion teams minted at the Chilliwack...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2023

RCMP ask for help in finding missing Indigenous man
HOPE - Mounties in Hope and the surrounding Fraser Valley are asking for the public's help in locating an Indigenous man and say it is unusual for him to be disconnected from his friends and family fo...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2023

Abbotsford asking residents to reduce recycling contamination
ABBOTSFORD - There used to be a day when recycling efforts focussed on convincing people to develop recycling habits. And while that has been largely successful, the new challenge is to have people co...
Dave Barry Jan 16, 2023