Category Archives: Post to Social

Hot weather is arriving in the Fraser Valley, just in time for Canada Day
CHILLIWACK - With temperatures climbing across the Fraser Valley, Fraser Health is reminding residents to stay cool and look out for those at higher risk of heat-related illness.Environment Canada is ...
Dave Barry Jun 29, 2025

YOUR PERSPECTIVE: The real danger in roadside work zones isn't the job - it's our driving
Picture your partner, your sibling, or your child working on the shoulder of a busy road as vehicles drive past, just inches away. How confident would you feel that every driver would slow down? Not g...
Jun 29, 2025

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of June 29, 2025
CHILLIWACK - 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 individual...
Dave Barry Jun 29, 2025

Interest in 'elbows up' merchandise waning ahead of Canada Day, businesses say
When Rachael Coe decided to launch an "elbows up" merchandise line at her store in Yarmouth, N.S., in March, she said it was an immediate bestseller. Within a week, Coe said her Timeless Memories shop...
Dave Barry Jun 29, 2025

Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after 3-vehicle crash on Sumas Mountain Road Saturday
UPDATE: Police in Abbotsford say patrol officers responded to a three-vehicle crash Saturday evening at 5:21 p.m. in the 4000 block of Sumas Mountain Road. The three-vehicle crash involved a black Duc...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 28, 2025 Image: AbbyPD

First batch of UFV Stó:lō language students walk the graduation stage
CHILLIWACK - An oral dialect spoken by the St:l communities for thousands of years could soon continue to thrive after the first cohort of eight Halq'emylem students graduated from the University of t...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 28, 2025

Chilliwack sees 17 toxic drug deaths to April 2025, more than double from April 2024
CHILLIWACK - The latest data from the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) shows the number of drug poisoning deaths in Abbotsford and Chilliwack has not moved from the same time last year, but the exact breakd...
Alyssa Conti Jun 28, 2025

Surrey police seek help identifying man found dead in April
SURREY - The Surrey Police Service (SPS) is asking for the public's assistance in identifying a man who was found deceased earlier this year.Shortly before 9 p.m. on April 12, the man was found near 1...
Alyssa Conti Jun 28, 2025

City of Chilliwack opens new, first-of-its-kind spray zone in Promontory
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack residents can now kick off the summer season with a new place to splash, play and cool off. The City has unveiled a new Spray Zone at Philippson Family Park, located at 46661 S...
Alyssa Conti Jun 28, 2025

Police in Abbotsford close road Saturday morning due to mental health call
UPDATE: Traffic has since reopened through the area. "Clearbrook Road has now reopened to traffic in both directions," AbbyPD wrote. "Thanks everyone for your patience." Original story: ABBOTSFORD - P...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 28, 2025