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RCMP converge on Watson Road home Friday, where an overdose occurred Sunday
CHILLIWACK - Members of the RCMP Emergency Response Team responded to the 45400 block of Watson Road Friday afternoon to reportedly execute a search warrant at a home on the north side of the road. Th...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 21, 2023

Crime rate on the rise in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - There is a disturbing trend emerging as society recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and it has nothing to do with physical health. Instead, the trend is an increase in crime. That was a p...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 21, 2023

Poor air quality expected to continue until Tuesday across Fraser Valley
CHILLIWACK - Wildfires burning throughout British Columbia and the state of Washington are smothering parts of the province with choking levels of smoke. The situation led to the declaration of an air...
Dave Barry Aug 20, 2023

Hope RCMP respond to fatal shooting Sunday west of Hope, 28-year-old man dead
HOPE - A suspect is in custody following the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man early Sunday morning (August 20) in a rural area west of Hope. In a news release from the Integrated Homicide Investiga...
Dave Barry Aug 20, 2023

B.C. wildfires: no new evacuation orders overnight as grim battle goes on
KELOWNA - British Columbia's desperate battle against hundreds of wildfires was continuing on multiple fronts Sunday, but no new evacuation orders were added overnight to those already in place, cover...
Dave Barry Aug 20, 2023

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of August 20, 2023
CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers. Name: Harjot Singh SamraAge: 27Height: 5'9" ft Weight: 252 lbs Hair: Brown/Black E...
Aug 20, 2023

Battle continues against Okanagan region wildfires
KELOWNA - The fire fight on both shores of Lake Okanagan continues after the British Columbia government brought in travel restrictions to free up space for thousands of evacuees who have been forced ...
Aug 20, 2023

Air quality alert issued for Fraser Valley amid surging B.C. wildfires
VANCOUVER - Chilliwack, Abbotsford and and other central and eastern sections of the Fraser Valley are under an Air Quality Alert. The alert was issued Saturday (Aug. 19) afternoon by the Metro Vancou...
Dave Barry Aug 19, 2023

No detour available as Hwy. 1 remains closed north of Hope, Kookipi fire now exceeds 10K hectares
HOPE - The Kookipi Creek fire originally located approximately 16 kilometres northwest of Boston Bar and seven kilometres east of Nahatlatch Lake has grown over 1,200 hectares in size in less than 24 ...
Dave Barry Aug 19, 2023

Chilliwack Fire asks people not to call 911 to report generally smoky conditions
CHILLIWACK - As bad as the air quality is and has been since early Saturday morning in the eastern Fraser Valley, Chilliwack Fire Chief Ian Josephson is asking residents not to call 911 if they see ge...
Dave Barry Aug 19, 2023