HOPE - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says Highway 1 will be reduced to one lane eastbound and one lane westbound at Flood Hope Road (exit 165) starting Thursday night to remediate a rapidly deteriorating sinkhole across e/b lanes. According to a statement from the province, a sinkhole initially surfac...

CHILLIWACK - As business groups begin to push back on a proposed bill that would grant the B.C. government cabinet sweeping powers to respond to tariff threats from foreign governments, Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á'a:líya Warbus and Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs will hold an emergency town hall tomor...

CHILLIWACK - Roughly five months after she captured nearly 55 per cent of the vote in last year's provincial election, Chilliwack-Cultus Lake Á'a:líya Warbus welcomed the community to her constituency office during an open house yesterday. Warbus held an open house in suite J4, 6640 Vedder Road, on Wednes...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack resident and retired professional forester Debra Soutar will run for the Green Party more than 30 kilometers away from her home riding. According to her biography on the Green Party of Canada website, Soutar says the Langley Township-Fraser Heights riding, which she hopes to represent, has a sig...

Proposed legislation in British Columbia to give the cabinet sweeping powers to respond to threats from foreign governments amid Canada's tariff fight is getting more pushback from businesses as the Greens meet with the government about their concerns. BC Chamber of Commerce President Fiona Famulak says in a letter to ...

UPDATE, 5:20 P.M. THURSDAY: Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove has issued a statement about the WHL: "I recently shared a personal opinion on our local radio station, and acknowledge that my comments may have been misinterpreted as the opinion of Council. I would like to clarify my intentions and confirm the City of Chi...

Families in B.C. deserve a break. With the economic uncertainty of Trump's unjustified tariffs coming on top of rising global inflation, it's getting harder to get by. That's why the provincial government is finding ways to help put money back in people's pockets. For parents, and especially mothers, child care is one ...

ABBOTSFORD - After being told that he could not run as a Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the Fraser Valley, former Abbotsford-West MLA Michael de Jong isn't giving up. De Jong's name now appears as a confirmed independent candidate on the Elections Canada website for the Abbotsford-South Langley riding. His p...

CHILLIWACK - Four Chilliwack Fire Department engines were paged at just after 10 p.m. Wednesday evening when a vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a ditch near railroad tracks. According to scanner traffic, Chilliwack Fire Department Engines 1, 4 and 6 and Tender 6 were paged at about 10:03 p.m. for the report...

UPDATE: AbbyPD has advised news media at 7:27 a.m. this morning that Highway 1 eastbound has reopened to single-lane traffic. Crews will remain on site throughout the morning to investigate and clear the scene following the early morning accident. Original story from 7:12 a.m.: FRASER VALLEY - Highway 1 in Langley was ...

CHILLIWACK - Fresh off an event that discussed the health impacts of wildfire smoke in the region, University of the Fraser will host its next Science Café event featuring four-term Chilliwack Councillor Jason Lum. Lum, a longtime elected official and distinguished UFV alum, will speak alongside UFV professor Dr...

ABBOTSFORD - Following an extensive and thorough executive search, the University of the Fraser Valley has named Dr. James Mandigo as next president and vice-chancellor.According to a news release, Dr. Mandigo will succeed Dr. Joanne MacLean, who will retire in June. Mandigo, currently UFV's Provost and VP Academic, se...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack and the rest of the Fraser Valley could get hammered by heavy downpours and thunderstorms later today. According to a special weather statement issued at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday morning (Mar. 26) by the national weather forecaster, Environment Canada says the threat of thunderstorms will increase th...

CHILLIWACK - Two Fraser Valley disposal companies are set to merge next week. Mountain View Disposal, which provides commercial garbage, recycling and organic waste management services in Chilliwack and Abbotsford, announced last week that it will merge with White Disposals. "We're very excited to announce that we...

KELOWNA - A 61-year-old man from Kelowna has been charged with multiple offences in connection with a police incident that closed the William R. Bennett Bridge for most of the day in late January 2025. According to a statement from police, Roy Winter has been charged with arson, making or possessing explosive devices, ...

CHILLIWACK - Modular structures began arriving this week in Chilliwack in conjunction with a 43-unit emergency shelter modular development located just north of Highway 1. According to pictures provided by Chilliwack pilot driver Jaymes Fenske, modular buildings have been transported to 45466 Yale Road, the former Trav...

ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department says police are investigating a sexual assault that occurred Monday night (Mar. 24) at Mill Lake Park in Abbotsford. According to a statement from Sgt. Paul Walker, AbbyPD patrol officers responded to a report of a sexual assault at Mill Lake Park that ha...

VICTORIA - The provincial government announced Tuesday afternoon (Mar. 25) that the consumer carbon tax will be eliminated on April 1. According to a news release, the province says people will see immediate savings through the elimination of the consumer carbon tax in British Columbia. With the federal government remo...

UPDATE 2:32 p.m., TUESDAY: Power has now been restored to the Cottonwood Centre mall and surrounding businesses after the power outage at 11:36 a.m. Original story below: CHILLIWACK - A motor vehicle accident on Luckakuck Way near Envision Financial has led to a power outage involving more than 550 customers in Chilli...

VANCOUVER - A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in British Columbia has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations. The report says that there was no change in deaths associated with safer supply, while neither policy appeared to mitigate the opioid crisis ...

CHILLIWACK - A supportive housing project just west of Young Road that was criticized for its repeated delays by a Chilliwack councillor is moving forward. Despite repeated delays that have sidelined its projected opening dates on multiple occasions, a spokesperson for B.C. Housing now says the 91-unit/bed building at ...

KASLO - Mounties in British Columbia say a deadly avalanche in southeast British Columbia has claimed the lives of three men and critically injured a fourth.According to a statement from B.C. RCMP, two groups of skiers had just finished skiing the bowl on Monday, March 24, just prior to 1 p.m., and were waiting in a st...

CHILLIWACK - Less than two and a half years into his first term on the Chilliwack Board of Education, a self-described former farmer and longtime community advocate will run in the upcoming federal election with a message that Chilliwack deserves better. Teri Westerby says he has stepped forward as the NDP candidate fo...

AGASSIZ - Mountain Institution in Agassiz has undergone a lockdown since Friday, Correctional Service Canada announced Monday. According to a statement, the lockdown was implemented to enable staff members to conduct what correctional authorities call an exceptional search, which was ordered to ensure the safety and se...

UPDATE: Chilliwack Fire Chief Andrew Brown has confirmed that no animals were in the barn at the time of Monday's barn fire. According to a statement, 43 firefighters from five halls responded to a report of a structure fire in the 6600 block of Prest Road Monday in Chilliwack. While they were responding, firefighters ...

MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a 5-year-old girl was hospitalized this past week after reportedly overdosing on fentanyl at a home in Mission. According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, first responders were called to a Nottman Street residence last Thursday evening, March 20 for...

CHILLIWACK - Citing out of control crime and the rising cost of living, Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl says a change in government is needed nationally as he launches his re-election campaign ahead of next month's federal election. "I was born and raised here and raised my own family here, and it has been an incre...

UPDATE 2:45 P.M. MONDAY: B.C. Highway Patrol Sgt. Patrick Davies says the pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle earlier today in Agassiz remains in critical condition, but the incident is not believed to be criminal in nature at this point. "The driver of the responsible vehicle did stop, but did not see what the...