Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Quick thinking from resident extinguishes fire; no injuries reported
CHILLIWACK - On Monday, September 19th, at approximately 6:20 p.m., the Chilliwack Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire in the 46000 block of Camrose Avenue.Light grey smoke emitt...
Sep 20, 2022
Chilliwack City Council to vote on liquor store application at Cottonwood Mall; food court area to be renovated
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack City Council will deliberate today (Sept. 20) over an application that would rezone a section of the Cottonwood Mall from a shopping centre to a liquor store and renovate the e...
Sep 20, 2022
Chilliwack City Council to vote on development permit application for new PedalSport bike shop
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack City Council will consider a development permit application for a proposed bike shop, Pedal Sport Bicycle, not far from its current location. Councillors are scheduled to vote ...
Sep 20, 2022
Abbotsford Block Party brings food trucks, live entertainment, and more
Abbotsford - The aroma of food wafted through the air as thousands made their way to the Abbotsford Block Party at the Abbotsford Exhibition Park over the course of the weekend. Jason Faria is the own...
Sep 20, 2022
Amber Alert issued for child believed to be taken from B.C. Children's Hospital
CHILLIWACK - Police have issued an Amber Alert for a 3-year-old boy, who is suspected of being abducted. Phaivanh Correia Chanthabouala was last seen at B.C. Children's Hospital in Vancouver. The chil...
Sep 20, 2022
Missing 57-year-old Abbotsford woman known to frequent Cultus Lake and the Vedder River has been located, Abbotsford Police confirm
ABBOTSFORD - Friends and family of a missing 57-year-old woman from Abbotsford who had gone missing Friday can breathe a huge sigh of relief. The Abbotsford Police Department confirmed on social media...
Sep 19, 2022
Mission Terry Fox Run sees first in-person event in 2 years
Mission - The 42nd annual Terry Fox Run returned to an in-person event after a two-year pandemic pause in Mission's Fraser River Heritage Park.Runners hit the pavement Sunday morning, in an effort to ...
Sep 18, 2022
Public comment period closes for proposed Cascade Skyline Gondola east of Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A 45-day public comment period has now closed for a proposed sightseeing passenger gondola that might one day transport guests to an elevation of 1,200 metres above the Fraser Valley. The...
Sep 18, 2022
Totem pole in memory of the late Chief Richard Malloway to be rededicated this week at Cultus Lake
CHILLIWACK - The late Richard Malloway was a trailblazing pioneer in every sense of the word. Chief Richard "Th'elchiyatel" Malloway lived his lifetime as a dairy farmer in the Sardis district with hi...
Sep 18, 2022
Adopt a River cleanup event this Sunday, Sept. 25, backed by the City of Chilliwack, FVRD and local non-profit society
CHILLIWACK - Junk and unsightly debris seem to accumulate in the Chilliwack/Vedder River without fail. Thanks to the work of dedicated local volunteers, however, over 115 tonnes of taste have been col...
Sep 18, 2022