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Chilliwack non-profit helping older adults to hold spring fundraiser, plant sale this weekend
CHILLIWACK - A local non-profit whose programs benefit older adults in and around Chilliwack will hold its annual fundraiser later this week featuring a garage sale, spring plant sale, BBQ and more. C...
Pattison Media Apr 13, 2026 File photo. Volunteers at the Compassionate Neighbours spring fundraiser attend to the garage sale items that were for sale at the Chilliwack Alliance Church. (Image Credit: Compassionate Neighbours.)

Abbotsford motorist flees one crash scene, smashes into tree at park: AbbyPD (VIDEO)
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are appealing to the public for witness descriptions and more information after the driver of a Hyundai SUV allegedly fled one crash scene and struck a tree at a park...
Pattison Media Apr 13, 2026 SUV crash. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)

Mission RCMP warn of Facebook Marketplace scammer paying with fake $50 bills
MISSION - Mounties in Mission are warning the public about a man who used counterfeit $50 bills to pay for items he purchased on Facebook Marketplace, leaving the seller high and dry. According to a s...
Pattison Media Apr 13, 2026 Scammer in Mission. (Image Credit: Mission RCMP.)

Multiple property crimes reported in Boston Bar, Hope this past week: RCMP
BOSTON BAR/HOPE - Mounties with the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP detachment say several property crimes have been reported over the past week, including a theft of expensive helicopter parts and damage es...
Pattison Media Apr 13, 2026 RCMP vehicle. (Image Credit: Derrick Kramer.)

Chilliwack RCMP remind public not to bring unsecured, unregistered firearms to detachment
CHILLIWACK - In response to the ongoing federal firearms buyback program, police in Chilliwack are reminding the public that they need to properly secure their firearms before turning them in at detac...
Pattison Media Apr 13, 2026 A restricted gun licence holder holds an AR-15 at his home in Langley, B.C., on May 1, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward (Image Credit: Jonathan Hayward, The Canadian Press.)

Abbotsford PD investigating fire at school early Monday morning as arson
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are investigating a suspicious fire at a school on Marshall Road early Monday morning as an arson.AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker says patrol officers responded ...
Pattison Media Apr 13, 2026 Arson at Abbotsford school. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)

Homeless camps in Abbotsford taxing police resources, impacting public safety: AbbyPD spokesperson
ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department says the continued presence of homeless camps on provincial land in Abbotsford is taking up police resources that could be devoted else...
Pattison Media Apr 13, 2026 AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)

Hundreds line up for Pokémon card release at Costco in Langley, Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Shoppers in B.C. may have been shocked to see massive lines at their local Costco stores this morning - including in Langley and Abbotsford. Photos and videos shared on social media show ...
Pattison Media Apr 12, 2026 A line-up outside the Costco Wholesale in Langley at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, Apr 12, 2026. (Image Credit: the_dude_behind_youu / Reddit)

Study at Chilliwack hospital highlights role of peer support workers in drug crisis
CHILLIWACK - Fraser Health is marking 10 years of the B.C. drug crisis by shining a light on those who work through people's darkest moments.A published study in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Nurs...
Pattison Media Apr 12, 2026 Tracy Stoneson, manager, Emergency Department, Chilliwack General Hospital, and Kim Wood, peer support worker, Chilliwack General Hospital (Image Credit: Fraser Health)

Abbotsford resident featured in BC Business 30 under 30 for work in irrigation industry
ABBOTSFORD - A young Fraser Valley local has been recognized for his work in the region's water and agriculture sectors. BC Business Magazine's 30 Under 30 this year features 28-year-old Poshak Sachde...
Pattison Media Apr 12, 2026 Poshak Sachdeva was featured in BC Business magazine's 30 Under 30 list in 2026. (Image Credit: Poshak Sachdeva / Supplied)