Category Archives: Fraser Valley

About one-third of Canadians optimistic about the new year: survey
OTTAWA - This year has been marked by economic upheaval, global conflict and climate change-induced natural disasters, and only a third of Canadians are optimistic things will get better in 2026, a ne...
The Canadian Press Dec 24, 2025

Police appeal for info on suspect who posed as maintenance worker, stole a purse from a seniors home in Surrey
SURREY - Police in Surrey are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who entered a seniors home last week and stole a victim's purse before leaving.According to a statement from Surrey ...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 23, 2025

Purple haze in the sky over Delta, sets off awe, curiosity and questions
On the darkest nights of winter when the cloud cover is just right, there's a purple haze above parts of Metro Vancouver and it has nothing to do with Christmas or Jimi Hendrix. Cathy Latremouille sai...
The Canadian Press Dec 23, 2025

Patient airlifted from Chilliwack Airport after motor vehicle accident on Ryder Lake Road overnight (VIDEO
CHILLIWACK - A patient was airlifted to hospital overnight after a serious motor vehicle incident on Ryder Lake Road in Chilliwack. A spokesperson for B.C. Emergency Health Services told Fraser Valley...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 23, 2025

Highway closure, heavy ferry traffic hinders B.C. holiday travellers
VANCOUVER - Christmas holiday travellers in British Columbia may have a difficult time getting to their destinations with highway closures and heavy ferry traffic hampering their journeys. DriveBC say...
The Canadian Press Dec 23, 2025

SD33 could convert Imagine High into grade 6-12 school, shift French Immersion away from Vedder Middle
CHILLIWACK - SD33 is considering extensive changes to a number of schools, including exploratory ideas to transition Imagine High to a much larger school and shift late French Immersion away from Vedd...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 23, 2025

New restaurant opens in Chilliwack at Eagle Landing
CHILLIWACK - A family-owned restaurant in B.C. that began in Northern British Columbia before relocating to Vancouver Island has expanded to the Fraser Valley with a new location in Chilliwack. Jordan...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 23, 2025

Long dormant Chilliwack property just off Yale Road could be rezoned for housing, commercial
CHILLIWACK - A rezoning application has been submitted to the City of Chilliwack that could see a long dormant parcel of land just off Yale Road in Chilliwack redeveloped to contain residential and co...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 23, 2025

B.C. construction firm owner fined in 'landmark case' for safety violations at Abbotsford job site
ABBOTSFORD - WorkSafeBC says the owner of a homebuilding company has been fined more than $80,000 for workplace safety violations in a "landmark case" after multiple violations were uncovered at a job...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 23, 2025

UPDATE: DriveBC says the Coquihalla Highway has reopened
UPDATE #2, 1:15 P.M.: DriveBC reported at 12:54 p.m. that the Coquihalla Highway has reopened in both directions. UPDATE #1, 10:25 A.M.: DriveBC now estimates the Coquihalla Highway could reopen at 12...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 23, 2025