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Hope Arena evacuated after incident Sunday
HOPE - The ice arena in Hope was evacuated this past weekend after an incident with its refrigeration plant. According to a statement from the FVRD-managed recreation centre, an incident on Sunday (Fe...
Feb 10, 2026 Hope Arena. (Image Credit: Hope Arena.)
Abbotsford's top cop calls for collaborative action to address B.C.'s extortion crisis
ABBOTSFORD - In response to ongoing extortion attempts targeting businesses and homes in the community, the Abbotsford Police Department says it is reaffirming its commitment to public safety and stro...
Feb 10, 2026 AbbyPD Chief Constable Colin Watson. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)
Chilliwack RCMP issue safety warning about image distribution using AI
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are urging parents and caregivers to have conversations with their kids about the distribution of images and other content using AI (artificial intelligence), sayin...
Feb 10, 2026 Upper Fraser Valley RCMP. (Image Credit: Upper Fraser Valley RCMP.)
Chilliwack-area home sales drop double digits in January year-over-year
CHILLIWACK - The sale of single-family detached homes in the greater Chilliwack area fell by nearly 20 per cent year over year in January as inventory levels remain high amid an entrenched buyer's mar...
Feb 10, 2026 House for sale. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch)
Traffic pattern changes on Highway 1 in Abbotsford could begin Monday night
ABBOTSFORD - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says overnight traffic pattern changes on Highway 1 at the Highway 11 interchange in Abbotsford will begin as early as tonight. In conjunct...
Feb 09, 2026 Highway 1 through Abbotsford. (Image Credit: B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit.)
Fire south of U.S.-Canada border claims life of 95-year-old man
SUMAS - Emergency responders in Whatcom County say a fire at a residence south of the U.S.-Canada border Sunday morning has tragically claimed the life of a 95-year-old man. According to a joint state...
Feb 09, 2026 Whatcom County Fire District 14. (Image Credit: Whatcom County Fire District 14.)
Mounties investigating daytime break and enter at Chilliwack home
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are investigating a daytime break and enter at a home on Ashwell Road this past week. According to a brief statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carm...
Feb 09, 2026 Suspect in break and enter. (Image Credit: Facebook)
Shots fired, vehicles on fire in Maple Ridge: RCMP
MAPLE RIDGE - Mounties in Maple Ridge are investigating an incident of shots fired and two torched vehicles at a Maple Ridge home over the weekend. According to a statement from the Ridge Meadows RCMP...
Feb 09, 2026 File photo, Pattison Media
Chilliwack small business to hold hiring fair this week
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack small business will hold a hiring fair as it prepares for the busy summer season. Kent's Ice Cream Co., located in the Little Mountain area of Chilliwack, says it will hold a...
Feb 09, 2026 Hiring fair this weekend. (Image Credit: Kent's Ice Cream Co.)
Chilliwack energy analyst says it's time for BC to unplug its rigid EV mandate
CHILLIWACK - Former Chilliwack MLA turned energy analyst Barry Penner is applauding the federal government's decision to swap what he calls a rigid electric-vehicle sales mandate with a more practical...
Feb 09, 2026 Former four-term Chilliwack MLA Barry Penner. (Image Credit: Energy Futures Institute.)