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Feds make funding announcement for 14 homes in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - The availability of subsidized homes in Abbotsford is growing with a $2.5 million dollar funding announcement by the federal government on Wednesday (March 18). In partnership with the Co...
Mar 18, 2026 (Image Credit: Pattison Media)
TSB releases the results of an investigation into an April 2025 fatal small plane crash southeast of Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Canada's Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has released its report on a fatal training flight that killed two people last April east of Chilliwack. The small plane crashed in mountainous ...
Mar 18, 2026 The wreckage of a Cessna 172S that crashed southeast of Chilliwack in April 2025, killing two people. (Image Credit: TSB Report)
WATCH - Police release remarkable video of Abbotsford teen crashing car last summer near Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - An Abbotsford teenager was handed a 12-month driver's licence suspension after being found guilty of numerous offences as a result of a high-speed crash last summer near Chilliwack. Now t...
Mar 18, 2026 A vehicle driven by a 16-year-old collided with a parked dump truck near Popkum on July 21, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Highway Patrol)
RCMP in Agassiz pull suspected impaired driver off road
AGASSIZ - As Canadians recognize National Impaired Driving Prevention week, the Upper Fraser Valley Regional RCMP Detachment says they dealt with two impaired driving investigations last week.In its w...
Mar 18, 2026 File image of an RCMP officer conducting a roadside stop. (Image Credit: Pattison Media)
Chilliwack councillors want more changes before accepting a controversial rezoning proposal
CHILLIWACK - A proposed townhouse development on Keith Wilson Road was sent back to staff Tuesday after several Chilliwack city councillors said they were not comfortable moving forward amid strong ne...
Mar 18, 2026 Chilliwack city staff have been instructed to meet with the developer of a rezoning application to ask for further changes. (Image Credit: Pattison Media)
High streamflow warning in place for Chilliwack, Abbotsford and rest of the Fraser Valley
CHILLIWACK - The B.C. River Forecast Centre has issued a high streamflow advisory for waterways in the Fraser Valley. It is one of many areas across the western half of the province placed under a flo...
Mar 17, 2026 Rainy weather creates hazardous driving conditions. (Image Credit: Emil Anderson Maintenance / X)
UFV grows campus housing levels in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - An expanded dining hall and nearly 400 new student housing beds have opened at the Abbotsford campus of the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV). The opening triples the amount of campus...
Mar 17, 2026 The University of the Fraser Valley has opened nearly 400 additional beds and nearly tripled the size of the dining hall at its Abbotsford campus. (Image Credit: BC Govt supplied, Flickr)
Man attempting to drive into Chilliwack pedestrians arrested
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP are recommending charges against a man after a series of incidents along Luckakuck Way last week that prompted multiple calls to police. Mounties were called after reports...
Mar 17, 2026 (Image Credit: Pattison Media)
Snowfall leading to increased avalanche risk throughout B.C. Interior
KAMLOOPS - Going into the back country could come with some more risk this week as forecasters predict worsening avalanche conditions over the coming days.Avalanche Canada forecaster Tyson Rettie said...
Mar 17, 2026 A file image of a B.C. mountain highway during a high-risk avalanche period. (Image Credit: Pattison Media)
Abbotsford PD confirms fatality after motorist allegedly flees traffic stop, later strikes tree
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say one person has been pronounced deceased after a motorist who allegedly fled from a traffic stop initiated by police later lost control of their vehicle and struck...
Mar 17, 2026