MISSION - Federal correctional staff in the Fraser Valley have confirmed the death of a 58-year-old inmate who had been serving a life sentence.In a statement, Correctional Service Canada says 58-year-old Steven Laroche died last Friday, September 11, while in custody at Mission Institution. Laroche had been serving a ...

CULTUS LAKE/CHILLIWACK - Seven candidates have filed paperwork to run for five seats on the Cultus Lake Park Board as two incumbents decided not to seek another four-year term. The park board consists of two elected representatives from Chilliwack and three from Cultus Lake.There are three candidates running to represe...

UPDATE, 2:15 p.m.: Power has now been restored to thousands of customers in Langley Wednesday afternoon. Original story: LANGLEY - Over 3,400 customers in Langley have been without power for at least an hour on Wednesday. BC Hydro's online dashboard indicates 1,251 customers east of 224 Street, west of 272 Street, and ...

CHILLIWACK - A graduate of Sardis Secondary who works in construction for his family's local business and attends the University of the Fraser Valley has entered the race for the Chilliwack school board.Hayden Rampton, an 18-year-old Chilliwack resident who was born and raised in Chilliwack, says he's running for the C...

ABBOTSFORD - Two men known to police have been charged for their alleged roles in a break and enter at a business in which roughly $20,000 worth of stolen goods and other merchandise were taken.Abbotsford PD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker says officers responded to a report of a break and enter at a business in the 1800...

FRASER VALLEY - A Fraser Valley non-profit that supports vulnerable women and low-income families will hold its 32nd annual Celebrate Life Gala next month. Advokate Life & Education Services will hold its signature gala on Thursday, October 15 at the Ag-Rec Centre in Abbotsford. The evening will feature a delicious...

CHILLIWACK - A longtime business and community leader in Chilliwack has filed to run for Chilliwack City Council in this fall's municipal election. Leanna Kemp plans to incorporate feedback and input from constituents into her campaign, and address issues like growth and taxation. "I believe we are better together...

CHILLIWACK - No injuries have been reported to a pilot after a plane wound upside down in the Fraser River in Chilliwack on Tuesday. In a brief statement sent to Fraser Valley Today, Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says police were called to the scene Tuesday night. "Officers attended this inci...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they conducted a high-risk arrest Tuesday morning after getting a call about a man who allegedly had a rifle in his possession, but the man in actuality was trying to sell an airsoft rifle. In a statement provided to Fraser Valley Today, the Abbotsford Police Department says patrol...

CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack now confirms that fines have been issued against a Keith Wilson Road property owner on which an unpermitted gurdwara previously operated on land within the Agricultural Land Reserve. In a statement provided to Fraser Valley Today, the City of Chilliwack says municipal staff, in partn...

ABBOTSFORD - Police can confirm that a motorcyclist involved in a serious crash last week has sadly died. In a brief statement, the Abbotsford PD said, "Sadly, we can confirm the motorcyclist has succumbed to his injuries following last week's collision at George Ferguson Way and Gladys Avenue." Police respon...

MISSION - Police in Mission say an Abbotsford teen has been arrested aboard a BC Transit bus after he allegedly bear sprayed another teen from Abbotsford at a rec centre in Mission last week. In a statement, Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr says police officers were dispatched for a bear-spray incident ...

MAPLE RIDGE - Police in Maple Ridge say a 54-year-old man has been transported to hospital with serious injuries after the vehicle he was driving veered off course and struck a moving train Monday night in Maple Ridge.In a statement, Maple Ridge RCMP say its officers received a report at 10 p.m. Monday night (Sept. 14)...

ABBOTSFORD - Residents in Abbotsford and surrounding communities stand to benefit from improved access to advanced vascular and minimally-invasive surgical procedures with the advent of a new hybrid operating room project at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. Fraser Health announced Tuesday (Sept. 15) that...

SURREY - Police in Surrey are warning the public about another designated high-risk offender with a history of violence who will be living in Surrey.Surrey Police Service S/Sgt. Lindsey Houghton says they have issued a public interest disclosure about Jonathon Anders Muzychka, a designated high-risk offender who has a ...

CHILLIWACK - In a rematch of last season's memorable first-round playoff series, the Chilliwack Chiefs will defend home ice against an opponent they know all too well during their season-opener this weekend. The Chiefs are set to take on the Coquitlam Express this Saturday, Sept. 19 in their BCHL regular-season opener....

MISSION - Mounties in Mission say two people who are known to police have been arrested after they allegedly entered a farm property in Mission last week and used an angle grinder to steal electrical components from the property. Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr says police received a report of a break ...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are looking to find the assailants responsible for a reported assault that sent a man to hospital Monday morning.In a statement, the Abbotsford Police Department says patrol officers responded to reports of an assault near Hopedale Avenue and Clearbrook Road at approximately 7 a.m. on ...

FRASER VALLEY - Contractors at worksites in Abbotsford continue to rack up fines for unsafe work practices, including two recent instances where companies knowingly provided false information involving asbestos to a WorkSafeBC officer. WorkSafeBC says SS Excavating Ltd./ERS was hired to perform asbestos abatement and d...

SURREY - Police in Surrey are warning the public that a 26-year-old man who has a history of violent and sexual offences towards people will be living in the community. In a statement from Surrey Police Service S/Sgt. Lindsey Houghton, police say Skylar Wayne Pelletier is a designated high-risk offender who has a histo...

HARRISON HOT SPRINGS - On a platform of transparent leadership, prudent fiscal management, and genuine community engagement, Cassandra Manley has filed to run for mayor of Harrison Hot Springs. According to the text of a social media post and her website, Manley says she's running because the village and its residents ...

CHILLIWACK - Trustees for Change, a five-member group of candidates for the Chilliwack Board of Education, has unveiled its latest policy proposal aimed at creating safer working conditions for SD33 students and staff and more orderly classrooms for teachers.In a statement, Trustees for Change says the Chilliwack schoo...

ABBOTSFORD - Two motorists in their 20s who appeared to be racing each other at over 170 km/h on Highway 1 early Monday morning in Abbotsford will need to find an alternate form of transportation for the next week. Andrea Macpherson, communications and engagement specialist for the Abbotsford Police Department, says th...

CHILLIWACK - A new retailer has taken the place of a shuttered gaming business in Chilliwack. Buddy's Cigars & Smoke has opened up in unit 120A at 6640 Vedder Road in the Vedder Pointe shopping centre. The cigar retailer is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and is closed on Monday. The retailer se...

MISSION - Police in Mission now say the 34-year-old woman who was last seen nearly a month ago has been located safely. Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr released the following statement to Fraser Valley Today: "The Mission RCMP is pleased to confirm that the woman reported missing on September 14 h...

MISSION - A man linked to several police investigations in the Lower Mainland thought he could outrun Mission RCMP officers when they boxed in his vehicle earlier this month, but to no avail. Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr says one of its officers was conducting proactive patrols shortly before 1 a.m....

UPDATE: Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener has confirmed the death of a person following a single-vehicle collision overnight. According to a statement, Cpl. Kiener says police responded at approximately 12:10 a.m. to a report of a single-vehicle collision at the intersection of Boundary Road and No. 4...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack first responders were called to the Yale Road West overpass near Highway 1 Monday morning after a commercial truck rolled over. Chilliwack Fire Department engines, Chilliwack RCMP and BC Emergency Health Services paramedics were dispatched to the overpass in Greendale at approximately 7:04 a.m. ...