CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack are releasing the latest details on a string of break and enters and incidents of stolen vehicles across the city as part of their weekly recap. According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener for the week of Monday, May 4 through Sunday, May 10, a res...

LANGLEY - Homicide investigators have been called to Langley after Mounties located a deceased woman inside a home on 87 Avenue in Langley over the weekend.According to a statement from Integrated Homicide Investigation Team spokesperson Sgt. Freda Fong, Langley RCMP members attended a home in the 20800 block of 87 Ave...

CHILLIWACK - For over 40 years, the Chilliwack Foundation has been enriching Chilliwack non-profits and the essential work they do through countless acts of financial support, and their latest gift reflects that lasting legacy. Toward that end, the foundation recently made a magnanimous donation of $33,000 for a bus wi...

With just a day until the first deadline comes, Statistics Canada is awaiting the return of millions of census forms as it conducts its latest count of the population.Beige envelopes containing unique 16-digit codes were delivered to mailboxes across Canada this week. Those codes allow people to access and complete the...

SURREY - Three credit unions in B.C., two of which have branches in Sardis (Chilliwack) and Abbotsford, announced last week they have finalized their combined merger into a single federal entity.According to a news release dated May 6, Prospera, Coast Capital and Sunshine Coast credit unions say their merger is now eff...

ABBOTSFORD - Two equipment and machinery companies have rebranded into one company as part of the grand opening of a new equipment dealership in Abbotsford.According to a news release Monday morning (May 11), Douglas Lake Equipment and Avenue Machinery are now Pinnacle Equipment, bringing both businesses under one roof...

SURREY - Homicide investigators have taken over the case after two men were killed in a shooting in Surrey, B.C., over the weekend. Police say they were called to an underground parking lot in the 7000 block of 133B Street on Sunday at about 10 p.m. Th...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack School District Superintendent Rohan Arul-pragasam is recommending that Late French Immersion remain at Vedder Middle School following the outcome of a recent consultation with parents, in conjunction with an ongoing comprehensive enrolment and facilities review. In a staff report ahead of Tuesd...

CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Cultural Centre is opening its doors to Canadian music icons Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk as they embark on their I'm Going to Break Your Heart Tour this fall."Known for their powerful songwriting, emotional depth, and undeniable onstage chemistry, Maida and Kreviazuk will deliver ...

DELTA - Police in Delta, B.C., say a motorcyclist is in hospital after a crash that left the bike suspended from a traffic light. They say in a news release that members from the department responded to the scene at the 7100 Block of Scott Road just b...

MISSION - Some fire rescue departments in the Fraser Valley are calling on their governments to take action, as local firefighters are now running on fumes due to critical staffing shortages. A single crew of four Pitt Meadows firefighters, as well as seven paid-on-call members, tackled a house fire that spread to anot...

CHILLIWACK - Police in Ontario are on the lookout for two wanted murder suspects who have known connections in B.C., including Chilliwack and Abbotsford.Officers with the Lanark County detachment were called out to Last Duel Park at around 3:15 p.m. on April 12, where one person was found with life-threatening injuries...

CHILLIWACK - The community coordinator for WildSafeBC is giving residents a heads-up after a family of big cats was spotted in Cultus Lake recently.Lori Roberts posted an advisory online saying there is currently a whole unit of cougars in the Lindell Beach area."They are not a concern at this time, we just want t...

CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Travis Glenn Sutherland Age: 38Height: 6'3" ft Weight: 229lbsHair: Black Eyes: BrownWanted: Unlawfully at LargeWarrant in effect: May 4, 2026Parole Jurisdiction: VancouverName: Tamara ...

CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Cultural Centre is looking to paint colourful memories for young artists with a new set of classes this summer.From July 13 to August 14, the Centre will be inviting kids between the ages of five and 11 to take part in classes ranging from drawing and puppet-making - to building books and ac...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack firefighters were called to a small blaze off Young Road in the brush behind Wings Restaurant Saturday morning. Scanner traffic indicates fire crews from at least two engines were called to the brush fire near the 8200 block of Young Road. Chilliwack Fire Department engines. (Image Credit: Suppl...

CHILLIWACK - The community has once again shown its support for the Chilliwack General Hospital with the successful funding of a new crash cart for its emergency room. The Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Health Care Foundations have partnered to buy the specialized trolley, which is stocked with life-saving equipment and ...

CHILLIWACK - Teachers at McCammon Elementary are stepping up to the plate as the Chilliwack School District looks to boost student numeracy across its schools.Numeracy is the ability to understand and work with math concepts, which leads to better confidence in everyday problem-solving.It's also one of SD33's prioritie...

CHILLIWACK - Residents are invited to take part in a fundraising walk to restore a beloved mural defaced on the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. "Inez is a Stó꞉lō woman, a mother, a sister, a daughter, a cousin, and an auntie. She is loved," wrote Amber ...

PITT MEADOWS - A family-owned greenhouse in Pitt Meadows is getting ready for the last-minute Mother's Day rush without all the need for flower power.Hollandia Greenhouses, Western Canada's largest gerbera daisy grower, is producing more than 30 million blooms using less electricity and improved growing conditions.The ...

SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say they have identified two suspects in an alleged attack on an eight-year-old boy in a haunted house attraction during the city's Khalsa Day celebrations. Surrey police did not release details on the two male suspects...

LANGLEY - An RV has lit up and caused significant traffic delays on an eastbound section of Highway 1 Friday afternoon (May 8). DriveBC reported the incident at 1:21 p.m., saying the fire has cut traffic down to one lane between 216th Street and Glover Road in Langley. Drivers were then asked to move to the left and ex...

ABBOTSFORD - A B.C. Supreme Court judge is expected to deliver her verdict today in the first-degree murder trial of three young men accused of killing an Abbotsford, B.C., couple during a home invasion in 2022. The court earlier heard that 77-year-ol...

CHILLIWACK - Multiple police officers attended the 7100 block of Maitland Avenue, just south of Wells Road, Friday morning in Sardis as part of an ongoing investigation. In response to an inquiry from Fraser Valley Today about the nature of the police presence, Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener confir...

LANGLEY - New SkyTrain stations are well underway for residents south of the Fraser River.The federal Housing, Infrastructure and Communities department has announced that all eight stations extending the Expo Line from King George Station in Surrey to Langley City Centre are now under construction."The Surrey Lan...

CHILLIWACK - Mounties have stopped over a dozen speeding drivers in a Chilliwack-area community earlier this week. On Wednesday (May 6), local traffic officers with the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spent "several hours" of enforcement in Yarrow and recorded 15 vehicles caught travelling at speeds of at least 80 k...

CHILLIWACK - April labour figures from Statistics Canada are pointing to a sharp uptick in joblessness across the region. Abbotsford-Mission experienced seasonal job losses of roughly 1,300, with unemployment rising from 5.7 per cent in March to 6.5 in April. Those rates now nearly match the provincial and national ave...

SURREY - Surrey Police Service says a 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged for his alleged role in an early morning shooting last month in Surrey, following an investigation by its extortion task force.SPS Staff Sergeant Lindsey Houghton says Jaskaran Saroye has been charged with discharging a firearm into a p...