Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Chilliwack councillors advance Watson Road project to next stage, but construction bottlenecks loom
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack is moving forward with a design-build project on Watson Road that it says will increase traffic safety, facilitate more efficient vehicular movements and enhance pe...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 29, 2025

Head-on crash north of Kamloops sends three to hospital
BLACKPOOL, B.C. - Blackpool Fire Rescue says three people were taken to hospital after a head-on crash on Highway 5 about four kilometres south of Clearwater early Sunday (Dec. 28) morning.While detai...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 28, 2025

'Once in a generation moment:' Rare taiga flycatcher spotted in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Dozens of birders descended to Vancouver's Sunset Beach Park on Sunday to catch a rare glimpse of a bird that avian enthusiasts say has never been recorded in Canada before.Compared to blu...
Dave Barry Dec 28, 2025

Castle Fun Park and Abbotsford Canucks invite community to New Year's Eve party
ABBOTSFORD - Following December's major flooding through Sumas Prairie, a pair of community-based organizations are working together to ring in the New Year. Castle Fun Park and the Abbotsford Canucks...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 28, 2025

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of December 28, 2025
Crime Stoppers "MOST WANTED" is a weekly service based on information provided by police investigators who need public assistance in making our communities safer by identifying individuals involved in...
Dave Barry Dec 28, 2025

Highways are relatively quiet as the first week of the holiday season concludes
HOPE - Following a series of closures and partial closures over the holidays, it could be somewhat easier for motorists travelling between the Fraser Valley and the B.C. Interior Sunday. But drivers s...
Dave Barry Dec 28, 2025

Seven people treated for smoke inhalation after fire at Nanaimo, B.C., motel
NANAIMO - Seven people were treated for smoke inhalation in hospital after a fire broke out in a motel in Nanaimo, B.C. Mounties in Nanaimo say officers and fire crews responded to the Value Lodge mot...
The Canadian Press Dec 27, 2025 Image: Danelle Webb

SPCA seeks owner of dog found deceased in Chilliwack Saturday
CHILLIWACK - The BC SPCA in Chilliwack is asking for the public's help in finding the owner of a dog that seemed to have been struck by a vehicle. The animal nonprofit responded to the call involving ...
Dave Barry Dec 27, 2025

UFV student recognized for starting annual residence games
ABBOTSFORD - Forming connections in the first year of university is hard enough, but building friendships during the pandemic was an even more Herculean task. It's a challenge that University of the F...
Dave Barry Dec 27, 2025
Two sentenced for manslaughter in 2023 Maple Ridge homicide
MAPLE RIDGE - Two Maple Ridge residents have now been found guilty of the killing of 55-year-old Surinderjit "Jack" Singh more than two years ago.At 7:30 a.m. on March 4, 2023, Ridge Meadows RCMP resp...
Alyssa Conti Dec 27, 2025