CHILLIWACK - Bannister Auto Group, which recently acquired O'Connor Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram as the fifth Chilliwack car dealership in its automotive portfolio, has raised enough money from sales at its Chilliwack car dealerships to purchase a life-saving ventilator at Chilliwack General Hospital through a generous dona...

**Update at 9:50 a.m.: DriveBC says the vehicle fire incident has been cleared.** **Update at 9:30 a.m.: Eastbound Highway 1 traffic is backed up 5-10 kilometres from between 200 Street and 216 Street in Langley due to a vehicle fire. Google Maps shows dark red between 200 and 216 Street. Eastbound on-ramp traffic is u...

CHILLIWACK - While a private company already offers before and after school care across the street from a Chilliwack public school, the Chilliwack School District says it will offer its own program at Unsworth Elementary starting this fall, pending the approval of its license. In an email sent to Unsworth Elementary pa...

CHILLIWACK - Whether it's stolen shipping containers from rural Abbotsford or tractors from rural Chilliwack, brazen thieves will go to any lengths necessary to commit crimes. Mounties in Chilliwack say a local farmer called the Chilliwack RCMP on Sunday, May 5 after observing his own tractor being driven by unknown pe...

CHILLIWACK - A local company normally tasked with patrolling local parks and schools and moving loiterers away from the entrance to downtown businesses has had one of its security guards assaulted. According to a news brief from Chilliwack RCMP Corporal Carmen Kiener, spokesperson for the local detachment, Mounties in ...

ABBOTSFORD - The effects of the homelessness epidemic across British Columbia are widespread, and few cities throughout the province are immune from its growing influence. Case in point, the Fraser Valley Regional District says its most recent homelessness survey found over 1,000 people living on the streets and in the...

HOPE - It's not necessarily a routine transaction for a municipality to transfer ownership of one of its civic facilities to an outside organization. But in this case, the District of Hope believes it makes sense for the Fraser Valley Regional District to accept formal ownership of one of the government agency's recrea...

**Update Tuesday night at 10 p.m.: Chilliwack council has approved the development variance permit for the proposed Red Bull industrial project just off Yale Road.** Original story below: CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack city council will consider a development variance request at its meeting today (May 7) from the company beh...

CHILLIWACK - When the YMCA B.C. took over as the municipal operator of the Cheam Leisure Centre and the Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre in September 2022, available services at the two rec centres hovered at a low point. According to stats released by the City of Chilliwack, pool hours at Chilliwack Landing numbered ...

CHILLIWACK - Police haven't released many details about the incident itself, but have confirmed that Chilliwack RCMP members accompanied members of the Emergency Response Team to a residence on Heath Road in Agassiz, close to the Petro-Canada gas station, Monday (May 6). According to a brief statement from Corporal Car...

CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack is seeking designs for its upcoming street banner program, and the successful applicant will receive an honorarium of $2,500 for their original design work. The city wrote in a social media post last week that designers and artists are welcome to submit their proposals for original b...

CHILLIWACK - A secondhand cycle shop in downtown Chilliwack that sought to provide lower-cost bikes for families and individuals while raising funds for the work of Chilliwack Restorative Justice plans to close later this week due to the forthcoming demolition of the United Church. According to a statement from Chilliw...

CHILLIWACK - Despite assertions by two people that threats of violence were among the reasons for a "Queer Storytime Adventures" event being canceled at a Chilliwack school last week, the United Way of British Columbia said it was not aware of any threats of violence. According to a social media post from the...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack is one of several B.C. communities that have been earmarked for new electric buses and charging infrastructure. A news release from BC Transit says 66 electric buses are on order from two suppliers, Nova Bus and New Flyer. In total, BC Transit says it expects to install 134 new electric bus char...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP says the 29-year-old woman who was reported missing last week has been safely located. According to a brief statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, the missing woman was safely located around 9 a.m. on Monday morning, May 6. The news came after multiple individua...

HOPE - Lieutenant David Hick of the Hope Fire Department has battled some of British Columbia's most notable fires on behalf of Hope Fire the past six years, using his FireSmart principles and knowledge base in wildfire structure defense, all while maintaining extensive roles in the private sector. Hick, a resident of ...

ABBOTSFORD - The Gallery 7 Theatre season will culminate next month with the presentation of Mark Haddon's work, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" as adapted for the stage by Simon Stephens. The production will run from May 17 to 25, 2024, at the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium.The play has be...

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement warning of the possibility of snowfall at higher elevations along highways east of Chilliwack. The national weather agency says a frontal system is approaching B.C.'s southern coast on Sunday (May 5). It is expected to cross through the province toni...

CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Melvin PennellAge: 45Height: 5'11" ft Weight: 186lbsHair: Brown Eyes: BlueWanted: Breach of Undertaking and Driving While Disqualified.Warrant in effect: April 16, 2024 Parole Jurisdiction: Ch...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack City Council will consider bringing a long-standing traffic calming policy back to life at Tuesday's regular council meeting. Traffic Calming is the use of primarily physical interventions to mitigate safety hazards along roads by modifying driver behaviour, while enhancing conditions for non-mo...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say the 80-year-old man who was reported missing on Saturday afternoon has been safely located. All identifying information about the individual has been removed.

SURREY - A California man who tried to bring a prohibited gun into Canada without declaring it is paying a steep price for his ill-advised decision a little over a year ago. According to a news release from Canada Border Services Agency, Jerry Armas, a U.S. citizen from the Golden State, was sentenced to 27 months in p...

ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford drivers who frequent George Ferguson Way could be in for a frustrating two weeks as closures are planned to allow for paving to be completed.According to the City of Abbotsford, paving is scheduled to begin Sunday morning (May 5) and continue to May 17 along George Ferguson Way between Gladys Av...

MISSION - Police in Mission say detectives from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) have been called out to a rural property in Mission after a 25-year-old man died overnight.According to a statement from Mission RCMP, police in Mission were notified by B.C. Ambulance Service on Friday night, May 3 shortl...

MISSION - Mounties in Mission say the 16-year-old girl who was reported missing on Friday (May 3) has been safely located. All identifying information about the missing person has been removed.

MISSION - The City of Mission has launched its effort to update its Official Community Plan (OCP) and is inviting community members to contribute their insights and priorities through the 'Engage Mission' online survey.The OCP serves as a crucial roadmap for the city's responsible growth and development, outlining a vi...

CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) says the impact of its Grant-in-Aid programs are providing vital contributions to initiatives across the region.Funding last year supported dozens of organizations ranging from the Fraser Valley Mountain Bikers Association to the Chilliwack Vedder River Cleanup So...

ABBOTSFORD - As the annual freshet season approaches, the City of Abbotsford is monitoring the levels in the Fraser River to assess the risk of flooding along the Matsqui Dikes. The latest data from the B.C. River Forecast Centre says the snow levels feeding into the Fraser River are only 61 per cent of normal as of Ap...