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Police investigation
Chilliwack RCMP confirm man's death on Keith Wilson Road Wednesday
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP are investigating the circumstances into a man's death on Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack Wednesday afternoon. Police were notified about an unconscious man along Keith Wilson Road near the Tyson Road roundabout on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 28, at approximately 2:20 p.m., according to a sta...
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Information sought
Wanted woman could be in Hope or Kamloops area
COQUITLAM - Coquitlam RCMP are asking for the public's help locating a 43-year-old woman, who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant of committal. Chelcey Hodder was first reported missing October 23 after failing to return to her facility as required.In a news release, police say their Investigational Support Team has tra...
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Employment
Chilliwack-Hope MP Strahl urges employers to apply for 2027 summer jobs funding
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl is encouraging eligible employers to apply for funding through the Canada Summer Jobs program to hire young Canadians next summer.The program provides wage subsidies to help employers create summer work opportunities for youth aged 15 to 30, allowing them to gain skills and e...
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Missing
Mission RCMP looking for missing 45-year-old man
MISSION - RCMP is Mission are asking for the public's assistance in locating 45-year-old Jeffery Alan Busst.He was last seen in Abbotsford in March of 2026. He was last heard from in June of 2026. 45-year-old Jeffery Alan Busst is missing. Busst is described as being 6'3" and 140 pounds. He has dark brown hair and...
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Power outage
Update: Power restored to thousands of customers in Chilliwack, Abbotsford
UPDATE: Power has been restored to 2,232 customers who lost power at 1:40 p.m. earlier today. Original story: CHILLIWACK/ABBOTSFORD - Thousands of customers in Chilliwack and Abbotsford are without power Wednesday afternoon. According to BC Hydro's online dashboard, 2,232 customers saw their electricity go out at 1:40...
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BCHL
Chilliwack Chiefs sign Minnesota forward Peter Murray
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs have signed forward Peter Murray of Edina, Minnesota as the club looks to boost its scoring.Murray, who stands 6-foot-1 and weighs 190 pounds, adds size to the Chiefs' forward group.He recorded 35 points, including 19 goals and 16 assists, in 28 games with St. Thomas Academy during th...
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Illicit Drugs
Man charged after drug seizure at Abbotsford border crossing
ABBOTSFORD - A 47-year-old Canadian man has been charged with importing cocaine and heroin following an investigation into an alleged attempt to smuggle drugs across the Canada-U.S. border at Abbotsford. The man was arrested after Canada Border Services Agency officers intercepted 52 brick-shaped packages of suspected ...
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Road Safety
Agassiz RCMP arrest suspected impaired drivers after separate collisions
AGASSIZ - Agassiz RCMP arrested two drivers following separate incidents involving collisions and suspected impaired driving.In the first incident, police responded to reports of a vehicle that had struck a utility pole near Highway 9 and Morrow Road.Officers found the driver asleep behind the wheel and observed drug p...
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Public Safety
Boston Bar break-in investigation leads to two arrests
BOSTON BAR - Boston Bar RCMP have arrested two suspects and recovered stolen property following a reported break and enter at a property along the Trans-Canada Highway.Police responded to the incident and located several individuals near the scene. With assistance from Police Dog Services, officers tracked and arrested...
Oct 28, 2026
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Police enforcement
Mission RCMP crack down on speeding, suspected impaired driving
MISSION - Mission RCMP have stopped motorists for speeding and other traffic infractions during recent enforcement activities, including one driver caught travelling more than twice the posted speed limit.Last week, on the morning of October 21, the RCMP Traffic Services Unit conducted a safety enforcement campaign alo...
Oct 28, 2026
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Navy-blue shirts
B.C. RCMP officers begin transition to navy-blue uniforms
VANCOUVER - The B.C. RCMP has begun introducing new navy-blue uniform shirts for frontline officers across the province, replacing the traditional grey shirts.The phased rollout began this month, with frontline officers working at detachments starting to wear the new uniforms. New navy blue RCMP uniform shirts for poli...
Oct 28, 2026
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Public safety
Hope RCMP report a series of vehicle thefts and thefts from vehicles
HOPE - Hope RCMP officers responded to several thefts from vehicles throughout the community in recent weeks. Incidents included stolen stereo equipment from an unlocked vehicle on Willow Street, gaming equipment taken from a vehicle on Douglas Street, personal items stolen from a locked vehicle on Park Street, and num...
Oct 28, 2026
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Local Entrepreneur
Community Futures South Fraser appoints new executive director
CHILLIWACK - Community Futures South Fraser has appointed Fraser Valley entrepreneur Nicola Harris as its new executive director.The organization announced the appointment on October 25. It says Harris has more than 20 years of experience in organizational leadership, business development and supporting entrepreneurs.H...
Oct 28, 2026
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Drawn lot decides mayor of Lytton, B.C., after votes are tied at 45 each
The new mayor in Lytton, B.C., a tiny village razed by a raging wildfire in 2021, has been determined by the drawing of lots after a tied election. The village says Jennifer Thoss is the winner in a process conducted in front of a judge, resulting in t...
Oct 27, 2026
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B.C. RCMP major crimes officer charged over child sexual abuse material
VICTORIA - An RCMP major crimes officer in British Columbia has been charged with offences related to child sexual abuse and exploitation material. The BC Prosecution Service says in a release that the accused constable faces one charge of accessing ch...
Oct 27, 2026
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Police response
Abbotsford Police respond to report of man running and carrying large knife in broad daylight
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police say they responded to a report of a man running toward another person while carrying a large knife in broad daylight this past weekend. According to a statement from the Abbotsford Police Department, officers were called to the area of Hillcrest Avenue and Gladwin Road on Saturday afterno...
Oct 27, 2026
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What a catch!
Female angler on the Fraser River achieves milestone for reeling in an untagged white sturgeon of 11'4"
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-based fishing guide group Sturgeon Slayers says it has recorded another milestone after a guest on one of its recent Fraser River excursions reeled in an 11-foot, four-inch white sturgeon believed to be one of the largest fish ever landed in freshwater by a female angler. According to a statemen...
Oct 27, 2026
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Open to new business ideas
Chilliwack-area First Nation accepting lease proposals for shuttered market site
CHILLIWACK/CHEAM FN - A Chilliwack-area First Nation band says it's welcoming proposals for new business ideas at the site of a former community market that closed earlier this year. On its social media channel, Cheam First Nation says the deadline to submit proposals to operate a building containing the former Cheam F...
Oct 27, 2026
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Motor vehicle crash
Man seen sprinting on Abbotsford road allegedly involved in overnight crash: Abbotsford PD
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are investigating an overnight accident in which a vehicle left the road, went over a retaining wall and crashed, and the impaired driver allegedly fled the scene before being apprehended by police. According to a statement from the Abbotsford Police Department, AbbyPD patrol officers ...
Oct 27, 2026
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Border runner
Despite coordinated search efforts, illegal border crosser eludes authorities in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - A man suspected of crossing into Canada from the U.S. this past Friday night was able to elude authorities in Abbotsford despite the efforts of several Abbotsford Police Department officers and a police dog. According to a statement from Abbotsford PD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, police in Abbotsford wer...
Oct 27, 2026
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Vehicle strikes building
No police officers or staff injured after vehicle strikes police building: SPS
SURREY - Police in Surrey are investigating what caused a driver to strike a police storefront office this past weekend in Surrey. Surrey Police Service spokesperson Sgt. Ali Gailus says officers observed a civilian vehicle that drove into the north windows of the SPS District 3 office at 7235 137 Street on Saturday mo...
Oct 27, 2026
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Motor vehicle incident
Pickup truck strikes utility pole after fleeing traffic stop in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - A member of the AbbyPD Gang Crime Unit was nearly sideswiped by the driver of a pickup truck Sunday night, who later fled the scene and crashed into a utility pole before being taken into custody by police for impaired driving. According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, a gang inve...
Oct 26, 2026
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Charges approved
23-year-old Langley man charged for alleged hate-motivated assault: RCMP
LANGLEY - A 23-year-old Langley man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts for an alleged assault motivated by hate that happened last week in Langley. Langley RCMP spokesperson Corporal Mansoor Sahak says police received a report last Tuesday, Oct. 20, at approximately 3:30 p.m., from multiple witnesses ab...
Oct 26, 2026
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Vancouver man's odd outfit catches police eye, ends in 46-month sentence
VANCOUVER - A man who was overdressed for August temperatures tipped off Vancouver officers to something suspicious and has led to a conviction. Police say in a release that an officer noticed the man in the city's downtown on Aug. 16, 2024, because he...
Oct 26, 2026
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Inmate death
45-year-old inmate serving a 14-year jail sentence dies in custody at Fraser Valley prison
MISSION - Federal correctional staff say a 45-year-old inmate died in custody this past week at a prison in Mission, but a court-ordered publication ban prohibits them from releasing the name of the inmate.According to a statement from Correctional Service Canada, a 45-year-old died in custody last Thursday, Oct. 22 at...
Oct 26, 2026
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Good Samaritan
Hope RCMP looking to reunite e-bike with rightful owner after good Samaritan turns it in
HOPE - Police in Hope are hoping to reunite an e-bike with its owner after a good Samaritan turned it in to the Hope RCMP detachment.The Upper Fraser Valley RCMP says the e-bike was recently brought to the Hope RCMP detachment after it was located in downtown Hope. Despite efforts to identify the owner, the bike remain...
Oct 26, 2026
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Missing man
41-year-old man reported missing, last seen 2 months ago: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack need help locating a 41-year-old man who was last seen in late August 2026. Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says David Savard, 41, was last seen on August 28, 2026. He is described as a Caucasian male, 6' tall, weighing 201 pounds (91 kg), with grey hair, blue eyes,...
Oct 26, 2026
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Enhanced pedestrian safety
City of Chilliwack to install flashing beacons at 4 more crosswalks
CHILLIWACK - Four more intersections in Chilliwack will have rectangular rapid flashing beacons installed to enhance pedestrian safety measures throughout the city. Chilliwack City Council voted last Tuesday, Oct. 20, to award a tender (contract) to Strohmaier Excavating (2019) Ltd. for $281,863.15 to install those fla...
Oct 26, 2026
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