Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Thousands attend car show in downtown Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Around 500 gleaming vintage cars lined the streets of downtown Chilliwack for the Fortin's Village Classic Car Show on Sunday, June 26. Despite a heat warning in effect, thousands of peop...
Marcus Gordon Jun 26, 2022

Chilliwack firefighters conduct live burn as part of team leader course
CHILLIWACK - What firefighter wouldn't jump at the opportunity to get some much needed training by participating in the ultimate training exercise? But it was more than just fun and games Saturday mor...
Jun 25, 2022

City issues evacuation alert for Carey Road area in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack has issued an evacuation alert for seven properties just outside of the city's dike system in the Carey Point area of Fairfield Island. The city said Friday afterno...
Jun 24, 2022

Chilliwack Council to vote on Salmon Ridge Trail restoration
CHILLIWACK -- The Salmon Ridge Trail acts as a popular hiking path in Chilliwack within the forested trail network connecting parts of Promontory with Chilliwack Lake Road. At least it did until ragin...
Jun 24, 2022

Dedicated volunteer Betty Coleman highlights Law Enforcement Torch Run in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - For nearly three decades, Betty Coleman has been a force for good as an essential member of the Chilliwack Crime Prevention volunteers. The inescapable joy she shares with visitors to the...
Jun 24, 2022

Prospera, Hospice team up to protect seniors from online banking scams in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Not a month goes by that Prospera Credit Union employee Holly Christensen doesn't hear about an attempted scam levied against an older customer from her financial institution. She refers ...
Marcus Gordon Jun 23, 2022

6th Chilliwack Scouts holding inaugural carnival Saturday at Watson Glen Park in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The 6th Chilliwack Scouts don't always have the visibility like the Girl Guides do in selling cookies door-to-door or outside local supermarkets, particularly during public health restric...
Jun 23, 2022

Prison staff intercept $25K in drugs at Kent Institution in Agassiz
AGASSIZ - Due diligence by correctional staff at Kent Institution earlier this month paid dividends in an illicit narcotics seizure valued at over $25,000. Prison staff at the maximum-security institu...
Jun 22, 2022

Solidarity Run revisits heartbreaking legacy of residential schools
CHILLIWACK - Juanita Soles was reluctant to revisit the site that haunted her father's childhood. But something had to be done, she felt, to support and honour children who were unjustly taken from th...
Dave Barry Jun 21, 2022

Dads take a Father's Day hike at Chilliwack Community Forest
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack honoured fathers a little differently this year-a walk through mother nature at the Chilliwack Community Forest. Steve Clegg, environmental services specialist for ...
Marcus Gordon Jun 21, 2022