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Highway 1 project in the Fraser Canyon expected to last 6 months, include detours: District of Hope
FRASER CANYON - The District of Hope says construction is now underway on a culvert project along Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon that is expected to last at least six months. According to a statement ...
Mar 04, 2026 Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon. (Image Credit: Google Maps.)
Construction to begin soon on $39.9 million Chilliwack housing project for women, children fleeing violence
CHILLIWACK - BC Housing says construction will begin in weeks for a 59-unit housing project in Chilliwack for women and their children fleeing domestic violence. According to a social media post, the ...
Mar 04, 2026 Proposed rendering of a 59-unit housing project in Chilliwack, subject to change. (Image Credit: City of Chilliwack via BC Housing.)
Mission-area residents invited to reforest recently logged cutblock at public forest
MISSION - Mission-area residents are invited to attend a CutBlock Party and help replant trees at the Mission Municipal Forest later this month.The City of Mission says the event will be held on Satur...
Mar 04, 2026 Mission Councillors Carol Hamilton (left) and Jag Gill (right) are pictured at a Mission Municipal Forest event. The public is invited to attend an upcoming CutBlock Party and help reforest the municipality's publicly-owned forest. (Image Credit: City of Mission.)
RCMP confirm fatal collision involving dirt bike rider, SUV Tuesday near Merritt
MERRITT - Mounties in Merritt say they're investigating a fatal collision involving a dirt bike and an SUV on Highway 8 late Tuesday afternoon.According to a statement from B.C. RCMP spokesperson Corp...
Mar 04, 2026 Fatal collision on Highway 8 near Merritt on Tuesday, Mar. 3. (Image Credit: X.)
Mission RCMP appeal for help in locating stolen Jeep
MISSION - Mounties in Mission don't normally issue appeals for stolen vehicles, but they are for a wide-body rugged Jeep that was recently stolen east of Mission. In a brief statement, police say they...
Mar 04, 2026 Image: Mission RCMP.
UPDATE: FVRL reaches tentative deal with CUPE workers at libraries in Chilliwack, Abbotsford, elsewhere
UPDATE, 12:20 P.M. THURSDAY: The Fraser Valley Regional Library announced Thursday morning (Mar. 5) that a lockout has been averted after reaching a tentative agreement with the union representing ove...
Mar 04, 2026 Sardis Library. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch)
No arrests made after pepper spray deployed inside Abbotsford gym: AbbyPD
ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department says an Abbotsford gym was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after pepper spray was deployed due to a disturbance between parties known to ea...
Mar 04, 2026 AbbyPD, Abbotford Fire Rescue Service attend an Abbotsford gym Tuesday afternoon after pepper spray was deployed inside the facility. (Image Credit: Karyssa Mclean.)
Abbotsford PD's media strategy pays off as familiar face reinforces trust, transparency with community
ABBOTSFORD - When high-profile incidents like highway closures, homicides, extortions or other emergencies impacting the community happen in Abbotsford, there's a familiar face working behind the scen...
Mar 03, 2026 AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)
Chilliwack RCMP seize suspected illegal drugs, tobacco after reported break and enter
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack say they've seized a large quantity of suspected illicit drugs and illegal cigarettes after getting a report of a break and enter on the north side of town this pas...
Mar 03, 2026 Suspected illegal drugs and illegal cigarettes. (Image Credit: Chilliwack RCMP.)
Male pedestrian who smelled of liquor lurches toward vehicle, hits car's windshield: Mission RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission are investigating after a man who smelled of liquor and appeared to be intoxicated lurched toward a vehicle over the weekend, causing self-inflicted injuries when he stru...
Mar 03, 2026 Mission RCMP. (Image Credit: Mission RCMP.)