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Wildfire north of Boston Bar being held: BCWS
(UPDATE 7:30 p.m. MONDAY): The BC Wildfire Service says a small wildfire that ignited in the Fraser Canyon north of Boston Bar on Monday (Apr. 6) is being held at 3.6 hectares.In an update just after ...
Apr 07, 2026 Wildfire north of Boston Bar. (Image Credit: Kim Cardinal via Facebook.)
Longtime Chilliwack resident, community advocate for radon awareness sadly passes
CHILLIWACK - A former operating room nurse who later worked as a Chilliwack real estate agent and devoted countless hours toward raising awareness around radon has sadly passed after a courageous batt...
Apr 07, 2026 Jill Hall. (Image Credit: Century 21.)
Abbotsford Police respond to over a dozen domestic violence reports during Easter weekend
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker says AbbyPD officers fielded over a dozen calls involving intimate partner violence over the Easter long weekend, amid 445 calls...
Apr 07, 2026 AbbyPD. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)
Cottonwood Centre mall retailer broken into, damaged: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are investigating a break and enter at a Chilliwack retail store that happened last week. According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen...
Apr 07, 2026 Cottonwood Centre. (Image Credit: Cottonwood Centre.)
Major Chilliwack road construction project could begin in just a matter of months
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack now anticipates that reconstruction on a primary arterial through Sardis could get underway in just a matter of months. On its website, the City of Chilliwack says ...
Apr 07, 2026 Watson Road in Sardis. (Image Credit: Google Maps.)
Chilliwack business fined for 'major contravention' of environmental regulations
ABBOTSFORD/CHILLIWACK - A Fraser Valley business with locations in Chilliwack and Abbotsford has been fined nearly $20,000 for failing to abide by environmental regulations required under British Colu...
Apr 07, 2026 Tire retailer Abbsry on Yale Road in Chilliwack. (Image Credit: Google Maps.)
Chilliwack-based company launches new social media platform for Canadians
CHILLIWACK - A Canadian company has launched a homegrown social media platform straight from the Fraser Valley.Northsocial.ca, owned by Chilliwack-based Zynim Media Inc., was built by a group of alumn...
Apr 06, 2026 A team of UFV alumni has built a Canada-first social media platform to rival the U.S.-dominated tech market. (Image Credit: University of the Fraser Valley)
Maternity patients at Peace Arch, Ridge Meadows Hospitals temporarily diverted again
MAPLE RIDGE - An ongoing doctor shortage has two Fraser Health hospitals temporarily turning away expectant parents again this month. Ridge Meadows Hospital began its diversion on Thursday morning, Ap...
Apr 06, 2026 Hospitals in White Rock and Maple Ridge are diverting maternity patients again this April due to an OB-GYN shortage. (Image Credit: Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation)
[VIDEO] Firefighters, wildlife rescuers untangle two bald eagles from power line in Surrey neighbourhood
SURREY - Local agencies have spent their Easter safely untangling two birds from a neighbourhood powerline this Sunday (April 5). The two bald eagles were fighting with each other when they landed on ...
Apr 06, 2026 A pair of bald eagles got stuck on a power line while fighting on Easter Sunday, April 6, 2026. (Image Credit: OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society)
Over 1,400 customers lose power in Langley Monday morning
Update 2:33 p.m.: BC Hydro reports that power has been restored as of 1:34 p.m. Original story below: LANGLEY - Some residents may have had to get ready in the dark after a large power outage in Langl...
Apr 06, 2026 A power outage in Langley affecting over 1,400 customers. (Image Credit: BC Hydro)