Fraser Valley
Body cameras
Fraser Valley RCMP detachment among the first in B.C. to wear body cameras
FRASER VALLEY - The commanding officer of the Mission RCMP detachment north of Abbotsford says he's grateful that Mounties in his community will be among the first to wear body cameras to record police interactions with the public. Insp. Ted Lewko says 44 cameras will be used by his officers starting next week, and he'...
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Some B.C. ski resorts opening early with fresh snow after dismal 2023 season
Several ski resorts across British Columbia, including Whistler-Blackcomb and Big White outside Kelowna, are opening early thanks to dumps of fresh powder. A statement from Big White says the resort is set to open on Friday, six days ahead of schedule, with the daily snow report showing 65 centimetres of fresh snowfall...
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District of Hope
BC Hydro to shut off all power in Hope Thursday afternoon for repairs
HOPE - BC Hydro says its utility crews will be required to undertake a power outage to all of Hope Thursday afternoon (Nov. 21) in order to complete emergency repairs to infrastructure damaged by the recent windstorm.In a social media post, the Crown corporation says a distribution crossarm has been broken and needs to...
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Chilliwack Fire Department
Chilliwack firefighters called to RV fire at Yale Road housing complex, which previously had a demolition permit
CHILLIWACK - Multiple Chilliwack Fire Department units were paged to Little Mountain Thursday morning after a motorhome caught fire and appeared to impact a unit at a dilapidated multi-unit housing complex on Yale Road. Pictures taken by Kim Evans show smoke billowing from a motorhome unit adjacent to a unit closest to...
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Remembrance Day
Chilliwack Royal Canadian Legion apologizes for Remembrance Day remarks made by guest speaker
CHILLIWACK - The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 295 in Chilliwack is apologizing for comments made by a guest speaker at a Remembrance Day ceremony in Chilliwack that have been deemed inappropriate and political in nature. According to a Facebook post Thursday morning (Nov. 21), the Royal Canadian Legion Chilliwack branc...
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Which items will be tax-free under the Liberals' promised GST/HST break?
The government on Thursday announced a sweeping promise to make groceries, children's clothing, Christmas trees, restaurant meals and more free from GST/HST between Dec. 14 and Feb. 15. "Our government can't set prices at checkout, but we can put more money in people's pockets," Trudeau said at a press confer...
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BC Hydro says most power outages fixed after bomb cyclone, but new storm looms
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says it has restored power to 90 per cent of customers who lost electricity this week when hurricane-force winds slammed into parts of the British Columbia coast, but forecasters say a new storm is on the way. Winds from the so-called bomb cyclone weather system exceeded 100 km/h in some places Wed...
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Female struck by train
Female dies after being hit by train Wednesday night: Abbotsford PD
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker says a female has died after being hit by a train Wednesday evening near Lefeuvre Road and River Road, northwest of Abbotsford.Sgt. Walker says AbbyPD received a call at 6:25 p.m. Wednesday for the report of a train collision. "I can confirm w...
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Coquihalla Highway
Update: Coquihalla Highway n/b between Hope and Merritt reopens after serious vehicle incident that saw ICARS deployed
UPDATE 6:13 A.M. THURSDAY: DriveBC says northbound Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt has reopened. UPDATE 11:10 P.M. WEDNESDAY: Corporal Dave Noon says tonight's incident on the Coquihalla Highway is a serious vehicle incident. The Lower Mainland Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service has de...
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Pedestrian struck
Elderly male dies after being hit by a car in Abbotsford Tuesday night, the city's 10th fatal accident this year
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker has confirmed that a 69-year-old man who was struck after trying to cross moving traffic on George Ferguson Way in Abbotsford Tuesday night has died.According to an emailed statement sent to Fraser Valley Today, Sgt. Walker says Tuesday night's inc...
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Trudeau expected to announce temporary GST break on some items, NDP says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce on Thursday a temporary GST break for certain essential items to help ease affordability pressures. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says in a statement that the announcement is in response to his party's demands to permanently lift the goods and services tax on a ...
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MLA Á’a:líya Warbus
Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA receives high-ranking leadership position with the Opposition
CHILLIWACK - Newly elected Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á'a:líya Warbus will have an opportunity to effect change within the official Opposition in the B.C. legislature. Warbus, who defeated Kelli Paddon in last month's provincial election, has been named to a leadership post in Opposition Leader John Rusta...
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Fraser Health
Councillor shreds Fraser Health, labels them 'inept' over negative experience at Chilliwack walk-in clinic
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Councillor Bud Mercer criticized Fraser Health Authority during Tuesday's council meeting after a negative experience at an FHA-funded walk-in clinic at the Evans roundabout in Chilliwack. Councillor Mercer made the comments amid an open discussion about Chilliwack's Community Safety Plan and Fr...
Nov 20, 2024
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Significant power outage in Hope
Over half of Hope loses power Wednesday morning, as outage stretches all the way to Lytton
HOPE - While the eastern Fraser Valley emerged from Tuesday night's fierce windstorm relatively unscathed, the District of Hope has experienced a significant power outage Wednesday morning.According to BC Hydro's website, over 3,700 customers in just Hope alone lost power at about 9:24 a.m. Wednesday due to a transmiss...
Nov 20, 2024
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Downtown social housing project
Chilliwack councillor doubts B.C. govt. can deliver downtown Chilliwack social housing project
CHILLIWACK - Given the repeated delays and uncertainty associated with a provincially funded supportive housing project currently under construction on Trethewey Avenue, Chilliwack Councillor Jeff Shields doesn't have much confidence the province can deliver the next social housing project in Chilliwack. Councillor Shi...
Nov 20, 2024
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B.C. Lions fire head coach and co-GM Campbell as part of sweeping changes
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have fired head coach and co-general manager Rick Campbell. The Lions also named co-general manager Neil McEvoy vice-president of football operations and promoted assistant general manager Ryan Rigmaiden to general manager. The team made the announcement Wednesday, with president Duane Vienne...
Nov 20, 2024
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Pattison Media
iHeartRadio Canada adds 51 Pattison Media radio stations, including Chilliwack's 89.5 JR Country, to its platform
KAMLOOPS - Bell Media's iHeartRadio Canada and Kamloops-based Pattison Media announced Tuesday (Nov. 19) that all 51 radio stations under the banner of Pattison Media, including Chilliwack's own 89.5 JR Country, are now available on the iHeartRadio platform.In a news release from Bell Media and Pattison Media, the new ...
Nov 20, 2024
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Urban salmon return to Metro Vancouver streams to spawn and inspire recovery efforts
BURNABY, B.C. - The metallic screech of a train rolling by. The constant hum of traffic on the nearby Trans-Canada Highway. These are the sounds of the Brunette River in the fall, as it cuts through the suburbs of Burnaby, B.C. And rising above the din of Metro Vancouver, the splashing of chum salmon as they push upstr...
Nov 20, 2024
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Bomb cyclone batters B.C. with hurricane-force winds, cutting roads and power
VANCOUVER - Hurricane-force winds of up to 159 km/h have slammed into parts of the British Columbia Coast as a massive storm swirling off Vancouver Island severed highways and cut power to about 225,000 people. Winds from the bomb cyclone weather system were expected to reach 120 km/h on the central and north coast, al...
Nov 20, 2024
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Vehicle collision involving a pedestrian
Update: 69-year-old Abbotsford man struck by car has died
UPDATE 8:35 P.M. WEDNESDAY: Abbotsford Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker has confirmed that a 69-year-old man who was struck after trying to cross moving traffic on George Ferguson Way in Abbotsford Tuesday night has died. According to an emailed statement sent to Fraser Valley Today, Sgt. Walker says Tue...
Nov 20, 2024
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Power outages
Update 7:50 a.m.: BC Hydro restored power overnight to 175,000 customers, as 272K were impacted by storm
UPDATE 7:50 A.M. WEDNESDAY: BC Hydro says crews made "significant progress" overnight restoring power to over 175,000 customers, nearly two-thirds of the more than 272,000 customers who were impacted. BC Hydro says restoration work will continue throughout the day. The special weather statement for Chilliwack...
Nov 20, 2024
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Wanted man
Wanted man could be traveling through the Lower Mainland
Police in Kamloops say they are requesting help from the public in locating a Kamloops man who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant and could be traveling to the Lower Mainland. In a statement Tuesday (Nov. 19), police say 41-year-old Chad Douglas Berry is wanted on an arrest warrant for being unlawfully at large."A...
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ER closure
2nd ER closure in 3 days at Merritt hospital, 18th this year alone
MERRITT - For the second time in three days, Merritt residents have been impacted by a disruption to emergency room services at Nicola Valley Hospital. Interior Health announced the closure would begin Monday evening (Nov.18) at 7 p.m. and remain in affect until 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19. As has been the case recently, I...
Nov 19, 2024
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BC Wildfire Service
B.C. Wildfire Service to hold hiring webinar this week as it gears up for 2025
CHILLIWACK - B.C. Wildfire Service will hold the first of three online hiring webinars starting this week as it gears up for the 2025 wildfire season. According to a social media post, BCWS says it will conduct an online webinar designed to introduce itself to prospective applicants who want to be a part of the provinc...
Nov 19, 2024
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Police investigation
Update: Suspect in alleged groping incidents turns himself in to North Vancouver RCMP
UPDATE 11:45 A.M. WEDNESDAY: North Vancouver RCMP says an alleged suspect wanted in connection with a rash of groping incidents has turned himself in. Following two appeals for public assistance on October 2 and November 19 and the release of newly obtained video of a suspect in an effort to further the investigation, ...
Nov 19, 2024
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Police investigation
No evidence of kidnappings or attempted kidnappings: Squamish RCMP
SQUAMISH - Police in Squamish, B.C., say recent social media posts claiming allegations of stalking and attempted kidnappings of women by an unidentified man or men are without merit. According to a statement from Constable Kelly Wu, spokesperson for the Sea to Sky RCMP detachment in Squamish, police say a thorough and...
Nov 19, 2024
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Abbotsford Regional Hospital
Abbotsford Hospital acquires critical new rehab equipment thanks to donors
ABBOTSFORD - The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation says Abbotsford Regional Hospital has acquired critical new equipment in its physiotherapy department that significantly advances rehab services for patients in care at the hospital.In a news release from Dr. Lakhbir Jassal, the foundation says two new innovative pi...
Nov 19, 2024
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Bylaw complaints
Chilliwack home on Princess Avenue generates multiple bylaw complaints
CHILLIWACK - A home in the 5600 block of Tyson Road isn't the only major incident of unsightly premises that City of Chilliwack bylaw staff have been dealing with this year. A home in the 46100 block of Princess Avenue closer to downtown Chilliwack has generated nearly a dozen bylaw complaints for its derelict appearan...
Nov 19, 2024
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