FRASER CANYON - The Fraser Valley Regional District says it has announced several changes to evacuation orders currently in place for the Fraser Canyon amid nearby wildfire activity. In a statement, the FVRD says it has downgraded an evacuation order to an evacuation alert for the areas of North Bend, Fishblue Lake, Ca...

LANGLEY - Police in Langley have confirmed the deaths of two people after a serious crash involving an SUV and a commercial truck Tuesday night in Langley. RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom says police responded to a motor vehicle incident at 256 Street and 16 Avenue Tuesday night (Aug. 4) at about 10:49 p.m. First ...

UPDATE, 1:25 P.M. WEDNESDAY: Power has now been restored to over 4,600 customers in Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs, Seabird Island and Harrison Mills. A BC Hydro spokesperson told Fraser Valley Today in an email that the outage actually affected approximately 5,000 customers in the Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs area ...

CHILLIWACK - Canada Post says it has downgraded yesterday's red service alert that was previously issued for Chilliwack. In an updated statement Wednesday morning (Aug. 5), Canada Post now says a yellow service alert pertains to Chilliwack, meaning mail delivery is no longer suspended, but delays could occur. "Wil...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are investigating a single-vehicle crash on Sumas Way Wednesday morning that sent the driver to hospital. The accident occurred on Sumas Way between Marshall Road and South Fraser Way. Based on preliminary information, police say the truck left the roadway, struck a light standard and ...

CHILLIWACK - A former Chilliwack councillor of 14 years hopes a fifth time will be the charm. Roughly four years after she bid farewell to Chilliwack City Council following four terms as an elected official, Sue Attrill-Knott announced Tuesday (Aug. 4) that she will run in this fall's municipal election seeking a counc...

CHILLIWACK - A local business owner, community leader and resident of 55 years will run for a seat on Chilliwack City Council in this fall's municipal election. Steve Czeck, the CEO of Empyrion Technologies, says he wants to give back to a community that has shaped his and his family's life. "Chilliwack has given ...

LANGLEY - The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) says a 24-year-old man who was the subject of a Canada-wide warrant for murder out of Winnipeg was arrested last week in Langley.CFSEU-BC spokesperson Sgt. Sarbjit K. Sangha said the arrest that occurred last Thursday, July 30 was spe...

UPDATE, 10:10 A.M. WEDNESDAY: Power has been restored to over 2,500 customers in Abbotsford who lost power earlier today. Original story: ABBOTSFORD - BC Hydro crews are on scene early Wednesday morning after thousands of customers in Abbotsford lost power. BC Hydro says 2,558 customers saw their electricity go out at ...

SALMO - Police say officers handed out more than 600 tickets, including 78 for drug-impaired driving, to people who attended a music festival in British Columbia's Kootenay region. The BC Highway Patrol says in a release that more than 50,000 people a...

UPDATE, 11 A.M. WEDNESDAY: Canada Post says it has downgraded yesterday's red service alert that was previously issued for Chilliwack. In an updated statement Wednesday morning (Aug. 5), Canada Post now says a yellow service alert pertains to Chilliwack, meaning mail delivery is no longer suspended, but delays could oc...

HARRISON MILLS - A spokesperson for the Agassiz RCMP detachment has confirmed the tragic death of a 60-year-old man after an accident at a local campground. Agassiz RCMP spokesperson Staff Sgt. Darryl Peppler says police were called to a campground in Harrison Mills on Friday, July 31, at 5:59 p.m., after getting a rep...

CHILLIWACK - Construction on a project to widen a Chilliwack intersection near Keith Wilson Road is expected to get underway today. According to its website, the City of Chilliwack says the Chadsey Road construction project at Keith Wilson Road in Greendale will involve extending a culvert, widening the intersection, a...

CHILLIWACK - A landlord tenancy termination notice has been posted outside a shuttered games business in Chilliwack. While Dragon Guild appears to have been closed for several months based on comments from social media users, a landlord termination notice dated July 24, 2026, has been posted outside the store at 6640 V...

CHILLIWACK - Two Chilliwack MLAs were on hand for the grand opening of a 15-bed women's recovery house in Chilliwack last week. Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á'a:líya Warbus and Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs attended the ceremonial opening of Sparrow House, a safe space for women on their recovery journ...

MISSION - Police in Mission say Lougheed Highway was briefly closed overnight after a vehicle was struck by a train at a railway crossing on Highway 7 east of Mission.In a statement, Mission RCMP says its members responded to a collision involving a vehicle and a train at the Lougheed Highway railway crossing near Hawk...

UPDATE, 4:15 P.M. TUESDAY: A BC RCMP spokesperson has now confirmed the death of a male in connection with Monday's mid-air collision. According to a statement from BC RCMP spokesperson Staff Sergeant Kris Clark from E Division headquarters, members of the Chilliwack RCMP responded to a report of a mid-air collision be...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are investigating a daytime fire at an Abbotsford home on a five-acre parcel of land just north of the U.S.-Canada border as suspected arson. Abbotsford PD Sgt. Paul Walker told Fraser Valley Today that police were called to assist Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service with a residential stru...

MISSION - Mission Memorial Hospital's emergency department will temporarily close overnight because of physician staffing challenges, Fraser Health says.The interruption begins Monday (Aug. 3) at 5 p.m. and continues until Tuesday at 8 a.m. Fraser Health said emergency department trained nurses will remain on site to p...

ABBOTSFORD - Wildfire crews from Mexico are landing at the Abbotsford International Airport to support firefighting efforts in British Columbia. Ravi Parmar, minister of forests, welcomed more than 110 firefighting personnel at the airport early Monday afternoon (Aug. 3). "Supporting our neighbours and communities...

FRASER RIVER - A team of four swimmers is set to challenge over 1,300 kilometres of the Fraser River, from its frigid origins near Mount Robson, through the raging wildfires at Boston Bar, all the way down to the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland. The core relay team of campaign manager Naomi Devine, Simon Fraser Univer...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-based Tydel Foods' impact on the community is being recognized with the acceptance of an annual award this B.C. Day. The meat shop's owner, Brigida Crosbie, has received a Medal of Good Citizenship from the province for transforming her business into a lifeline for care and community connection ...

CHILLIWACK - More than 1,500 residents have lost power after a motor vehicle incident Monday morning (Aug. 3).At around 7:36 a.m., BC Hydro crews were called in to a report of lines down along the Chilliwack River and Prairie Central Roads, with scanner traffic reporting a pole sheared off.BC Ambulance was paged out to...

HOPE - The federal government is looking to build stronger communities in B.C., including the Fraser Valley, with a new round of infrastructure funding. Fifty-four new building projects in the province are being supported through the Strategic Priorities Fund, a program allotted for projects that are beyond the financi...

SURREY - Patients with kidney concerns may now have better access to care in the region with the opening of a new renal facility at Surrey Memorial Hospital.The recently opened facility is adding 21 new hemodialysis treatment stations, bringing the total to 60 in the hospital.Surrey Hospitals Foundation supported the $...

CHILLIWACK -Three people have been taken to hospital after a motor vehicle incident on Yale Road Sunday (Aug. 2). The Chilliwack Fire Department, along with roughly four RCMP vehicles and three ambulances, were paged out to the crash in the intersection of Yale Road and Kerr Avenue at around 10:55 a.m. (Image Credit: W...

ABBOTSFORD - An irrigation industry group is asking officials to get better water-efficiency methods as Abbotsford-Mission enters Stage 2 water restrictions in response to rising demand.Both municipalities implemented new restrictions on July 31 as outdoor watering in the summer, primarily in lawns, created a "sig...

CHILLIWACK - Residents are invited to step into the living past as it roars into present skies at this year's Chilliwack Flight Fest.Alberta-based Yellow Thunder will be on-site with their historic North American Harvard aircraft for exclusive public passenger rides."Yellow Thunder offers community members a rare ...