Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Province urges B.C. residents to get fall flu shot, booster
VANCOUVER - As the seasons change and people spend more time indoors, the B.C. government continues to urge people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza for the most effective protection in...
Sep 28, 2022
Chilliwack school board candidate Lewis Point files motion to withdraw from fall election
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack school board candidate Lewis Point has notified the Chilliwack chief election officer and the third-party election organization with which he is affiliated, Parents Voice B.C.,...
Sep 28, 2022
Nearly 1,500 lives lost in B.C. to toxic drugs in 2022; most victims are men, many between 30-59 years old
VICTORIA - Scores of British Columbians are losing people they know to illicit drugs all over the province, and the toxic drug epidemic shows no sign of abating. Preliminary numbers released by the B....
Sep 28, 2022
Suspect arrested in Abbotsford gas station robbery
ABBOTSFORD - On September 26, at 4:12 p.m., Abbotsford police responded to a report of a robbery in progress at a local gas station in the 32400 block of South Fraser Way.A man entered the gas station...
Sep 28, 2022
Two doctors fill staffing gap at Chilliwack Primary Care Centre after five GPs left in August and September
CHILLIWACK - If there's a silver lining behind the recent exodus of five family doctors from the Chilliwack and Fraser Health Rural Primary Care Centre, two doctors have stepped in to fill the gap. Fr...
Sep 28, 2022
SD33 to review its social media guidelines for staff
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack School District Superintendent Rohan Arul-pragasam says he will review expected employee norms after one of the district's employees liked political tweets from the district's ...
Sep 28, 2022
Chilliwack General Hospital to resume 3 ORs a day starting in mid-October
CHILLIWACK - Rather than pursue an aggressive but ambitious plan to run four operating rooms a day, Chilliwack General Hospital will revert back to three ORs a day starting in mid-October. Fraser Vall...
Sep 28, 2022
Chilliwack RCMP looking for witnesses regarding hit and run collision
CHILLIWACK - At approximately 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 31, Chilliwack RCMP responded to a report of a hit and run collision on South Sumas Road near Lickman Road. The collision occurred when a m...
Sep 27, 2022
Pedestrian suffering injuries from hit and run collision
ABBOTSFORD - On September 20, at 4:55 a.m., Abbotsford police responded to a hit and run collision involving a pedestrian along George Ferguson Way at Nelson Place. The dark sedan vehicle involved fle...
Sep 27, 2022
'We were literally riding over hundreds of dollars' Chilliwack RCMP help return lost money
CHILLIWACK - The Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley ride came to a heartwarming close in Chilliwack on Friday. After peddling through the streets of Chilliwack to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Socie...
Sep 26, 2022