Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Popkum Community Trail east of Chilliwack to undergo gravel work and boardwalk replacement
POPKUM - The Fraser Valley Regional District is soliciting requests for quotation (RFQ) through September 9 for gravel work and boardwalk demolition and reconstruction at the 1.6-kilometre Popkum Comm...
Aug 27, 2022
Veteran police officers join RCMP, complete 3-week training stint at PRTC in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The Pacific Region Training Centre in Chilliwack welcomed 11 newly hired, experienced police officers (EPOs) to its facility earlier this summer for a brief on-boarding before they got di...
Aug 27, 2022
Seasonal Cultus Lake bus service from Chilliwack ending September 6
CHILLIWACK - It was nice while it lasted, but seasonal bus service to Cultus Lake and Sunday service to Agassiz-Harrison aboard B.C. Transit will end in a little over a week. B.C. Transit, the Fraser ...
Aug 27, 2022
Valley View Cemetery in Agassiz to have cremation garden built
AGASSIZ - The District of Kent hopes to meet the growing demand for cremation services and enhance the look of its municipal cemetery with a request for quotations to build a cremation garden at Valle...
Aug 27, 2022
Chilliwack Chiefs hire former UFV hockey coach as video coordinator
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs are making personnel changes and additions that they are confident will bolster their organization on a number of key fronts. The Chilliwack Chiefs announced Friday ...
Aug 26, 2022
Former Chilliwack resident and high-risk sex offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant after leaving his Vancouver halfway house
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Police are on the lookout for a high-risk sex offender who was released from Kent Institution in Agassiz on Thursday (Aug. 25) but left his halfway house in Vancouver just hours ...
Aug 26, 2022
Federal government to pump over $900K into improving Othello Road east of Hope; Coquihalla Highway to be repaired by this fall
HOPE - The Othello area east of Hope, home to a vicinity that includes the famous Othello Tunnels at Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park, incurred significant damage following the unprecedented atmosphe...
Aug 26, 2022
Chilliwack Chiefs name Abram Wiebe of Mission as their 33rd team captain
CHILLIWACK - It's an honour that carries an incredible amount of responsibility and leadership weight to it, but Chilliwack Chiefs defenceman Abram Wiebe of Mission has shown he's capable of rising to...
Aug 26, 2022
Vancouver-area border guards intercept massive cannabis stash leaving Canada as CBSA seeks to disrupt criminal rings
CHILLIWACK - It might be legal to consume cannabis on the domestic market, but it remains illegal to export it without permission from the Government of Canada due to the criminal organizations that r...
Aug 26, 2022
Legalized single-event sports betting explodes in B.C. on government-backed website PlayNow.com
CHILLIWACK - British Columbians are gambling in surprising numbers on a government-backed website advertised through the B.C. Lottery Corporation. Tomorrow (Aug. 27) marks the one-year anniversary of ...
Aug 26, 2022