Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Chilliwack marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
CHILLIWACK - A sea of orange shirts filled the streets of downtown Chilliwack Friday morning as Chilliwack residents acknowledged the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Parade participants of a...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 30, 2022

Impaired driving suspected in fatal crash in Sumas Prairie
CHILLIWACK - One person is dead following a two-vehicle collision in Sumas Prairie Thursday (Sep. 29) evening.Abbotsford police say a vehicle with three members of a family and a vehicle driven by a 5...
Dave Barry Sep 29, 2022

Witnesses sought following early morning fire in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Authorities are hopeful witnesses can help to explain a house fire in the 9600 block of Northview Street early this morning (Sep. 29).Chilliwack fire crews were alerted to the fire at 3:4...
Dave Barry Sep 29, 2022

Three Chilliwack City Council candidates, all small business owners, debate housing affordability
CHILLIWACK - Three Chilliwack City Council candidates, each one owning a small business, gave widely divergent answers on the housing affordability crisis at Wednesday night's candidate debate at the ...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 29, 2022

B.C. pharmacists to renew, issue prescriptions as part of reworked health plan
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is expanding the power of pharmacists to renew and issue prescriptions as part of a wide-ranging strategy to relieve pressure on family doctors and emergency departments. ...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 29, 2022

Restoration of Turner House starting at Clayburn Park
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford and the Heritage Abbotsford Society are restoring the 145-year-old Turner House into a historic Clayburn Park facility.Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun called the partn...
Dave Barry Sep 29, 2022

Mayor Popove says Chilliwack will stay the course debt free, while challenger Ian Carmichael says residents deserve better
CHILLIWACK - Mayor Ken Popove says he looks forward to growing Chilliwack over the next four years and investing in community amenities in a debt-free fashion, but challenger Ian Carmichael says resid...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 29, 2022

Abbotsford Police release sketch of man wanted for assaulting a youth over vandalism of a newspaper box
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police have a released a facial composite of a man who is accused of assaulting a youth in Abbotsford over a reported vandalism of a newspaper box. On August 13, at approximate...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 29, 2022

Huitema Read kicks off Chilliwack City Council campaign at Cultural Centre
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack City Council candidate Nicole Huitema Read launched her campaign Tuesday evening (Sept. 27) before a packed room of supporters at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. According to a...
Dave Barry Sep 29, 2022

Darren Ollinger, a radio show host on 91.7 FM and longtime UFV student, seeks seat on Chilliwack school board
CHILLIWACK - Longtime Chilliwack resident and Chilliwack Secondary School graduate Darren Ollinger has been a student of life and a mainstay at University of the Fraser Valley.Since moving back to Chi...
Dave Barry Sep 28, 2022