ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford now say a 33-year-old woman who was reported missing in December 2025 has been recently located deceased.Abbotsford PD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker released a statement Wednesday confirming that the circumstances surrounding Sonam Ramola's death are not considered suspicious.Over the ...

BOSTON BAR - A series of evacuation alerts has been lifted for communities in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon that have been under threat from wildfires for more than a month. The Fraser Valley Regional District has given the all-clear for properties ...

CHILLIWACK - A retired elementary school teacher who later worked as the director of a homeless shelter and as the manager of a Fraser Valley dairy will run for a seat on the Chilliwack Board of Education. Retired educator Barbara Bednarski carries substantial experience both inside and outside the public school system...

FRASER VALLEY - Over 1,600 free tickets to attend the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver next month are now available to Fraser Valley residents living in Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Hope, Harrison Hot Springs and the District of Kent. Enbridge, an energy transportation company which operates a natural gas pipeline t...

CHILLIWACK - A commercial litigator and partner at a B.C. law firm who resides in Yarrow will run for a seat on the Chilliwack Board of Education in the fall election. Michael Carter, a partner at White Rock-based Cleveland Doan LLP where he practices commercial litigation, is a married father of four who resides in Ya...

FRASER CANYON/LYTTON - A B.C. man is facing a BC Motor Vehicle Act charge and a provincial court date after an investigation into a fatal crash that happened on Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon just south of Lytton last year. BC Highway Patrol spokesperson Sgt. Michael McLaughlin says two people died and four people were...

CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack say a man reluctantly agreed to go to hospital for treatment after a machete attack at a park next to the downtown Chilliwack library this past week. According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP Corporal Carmen Kiener as part of her weekly recap for August 17-23, officers responded to...

CHILLIWACK - A community advocate who works as a construction project manager and thrives on being a leader in the trades and a champion of immigrant rights will run for Chilliwack City Council in the municipal election this fall. Chilliwack resident Ghazaleh Nozamani, who founded Love Without Borders, a Chilliwack-bas...

MISSION - Police in Mission say the 18-year-old driver of an SUV was allegedly travelling at a high rate of speed and tried to pass another vehicle before losing control and crashing into a utility pole last weekend. According to a statement from Mission RCMP Corporal Harrison Mohr, emergency responders in Mission atte...

GOLDEN EARS PROVINCIAL PARK - Police in Maple Ridge now confirm they're investigating a report of mischief linked to a graffiti memorial at Golden Ears Provincial Park.In a statement released Tuesday, police say Maple Ridge RCMP frontline officers received a report on Monday, August 17, about graffiti done by an unknow...

LANGLEY - Police in Langley are investigating a shooting Monday night that sent one victim to hospital with serious injuries, while a 40-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged. Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom says police were called to the 26900 block of 26A Avenue in Langley Monday night at approx...

CULTUS LAKE - A child has been airlifted to hospital in serious condition after an incident involving a bicycle in the Sunnyside area of Cultus Lake Tuesday morning. Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says police received a report of an incident involving a child requiring medical attention at approxim...

CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack say an e-dirt bike rider who was among nearly a dozen youths illegally operating electric dirt bikes on Thomas Road this past week has been fined over $1,400 and had their electronic motorcycle impounded. According to a weekly RCMP summary of activities for August 17-23, Corporal Carme...

HARRISON - Agassiz RCMP are reminding the public about the risks of excessive speed and driver inexperience after a motorist passed another vehicle at a high rate of speed before losing control and tumbling over a 40-metre embankment on a forest service road this past weekend. Corporal Carmen Kiener says Agassiz RCMP r...

CHILLIWACK - A small grocery store selling produce, meat, exotic drinks, dairy and other Asian goods has vacated its premises in a Chilliwack strip mall. Valley Supermarket, located at 2-5725 Vedder Road in a commercial shopping centre anchored by A&W and Dairy Queen, has a for-lease sign on the front of its shutte...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Rotarians are living up to their service club's motto of service above self through a generous act of kindness for those impacted by wildfires in British Columbia. On Friday, August 14, about 50 members of the Rotary Club of Chilliwack gathered to assemble "comfort kits" for residents ...

CHILLIWACK - Two Chilliwack motorists learned the hard way last week that there's a price to pay for driving twice the posted speed limit. Members of the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP's Traffic Unit say they witnessed several incidents of excessive speeding in Chilliwack last week. One person was clocked at 99 km/h in a pos...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack motorists who need to fill up their rides are bound to see some degree of sticker shock at local gas pumps Tuesday morning. Gas prices rose at least 30 cents per litre in the latest price adjustment to hit some gas stations throughout Chilliwack. Shell stations on both Yale Road and Vedder Road ...

CHILLIWACK - Multiple Chilliwack fire engines rushed to the downtown core Monday night for a fire inside the former Chilliwack Community Services building on Mary Street. Fire crews got the initial page at approximately 11 p.m. Monday night. Once on scene, responding fire crews notified emergency dispatch that they wer...

FRASER CANYON - The Fraser Valley Regional District has announced the partial downgrade of an evacuation order pertaining to areas between Alexandra Bridge and Sawmill Creek in the Fraser Canyon as of 11 a.m. Monday morning. In a statement, the FVRD says a portion of the evacuation order originally issued on Saturday, ...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say the driver of a dump truck has been arrested Monday morning for impairment after the truck rolled over in the 1600 block of Bradner Road. In a brief statement, police say the driver of the dump truck has been arrested for impaired driving. No injuries have been reported. Bradner Ro...

MAPLE RIDGE - The province says improvements to Highway 7 between 266 and 287 Street have been finalized, giving motorists travelling between Maple Ridge and Mission faster, safer travel due to newly added lanes spanning 4 km. In a statement from the Ministry of Transportation and Transit, the province says the $130 mi...

CHILLIWACK - Transit fares will increase next month and service on seasonal routes in the Chilliwack and Harrison area will discontinue in the coming weeks.In a statement, BC Transit, the FVRD and the City of Chilliwack have announced changes to transit fares and schedules that will take effect in early September. Star...

VICTORIA/VANCOUVER - Police in Victoria, B.C., are appealing to the public to be on the lookout as they try to locate a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing by her family over the weekend. The Victoria Police Department says 16-year-old Alanna is considered vulnerable, and police are concerned for her well-being. ...

MISSION/ABBOTSFORD - Police in Mission are appealing to the public for help in identifying a man who tried to open bank accounts using forged identification documents earlier this month. Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr says police were contacted on Wednesday, August 5, by staff at a bank in Mission aft...

GOLDEN EARS PROVINCIAL PARK - BC Parks says a graffiti memorial sprayed on rocks at Golden Ears Park in B.C.'s Lower Mainland is a misguided tribute and an act of vandalism.The agency says it learned about the graffiti on boulders near the park's Gold Creek after reports from concerned members of the public.A video on ...

CHILLIWACK - A married father of two who works at a local interior supply and installation business as a manager will run for Chilliwack City Council this fall. Luke Zandberg, 26, grew up in Chilliwack and works as a manager and installer at Kingdom Interiors, collaborating with homeowners, builders and businesses acro...

CULTUS LAKE - Cultus Lake Waterpark now says all waterslides that were operational prior to an incident in mid-June that injured 12 school kids have returned to service with full approval for continued operation. In the weeks that followed the incident on June 15, Technical Safety BC conducted extensive investigations ...