ABBOTSFORD - An Abbotsford man has been arrested after police found him with over 100 grams of drugs and other paraphernalia Friday morning, just after 10 a.m. Patrol officers in the 2300 block of McCallum Road spotted the man, who was known to police, and conducted a search. The search revealed that the man had more t...

CHILLIWACK - Three communities in the Fraser Valley have partnered up with a couple of Interior municipalities to call for stronger economic resilience across Southern B.C. The West Coast Corridor Resiliency Partnership (WCCRP) consists of Chilliwack, Hope, Abbotsford, Merritt and Princeton - communities linked by trad...

CHILLIWACK - It's showering purple rain across town this summer when the Chilliwack Cultural Centre gears up to host 1999: The Ultimate Prince Experience live on stage.The tribute tour stars South African musician Dale Ray, who will be performing guitar, piano, saxophone, keytar, and drums with dancers and an eight-pie...

CHILLIWACK - Local organizations are looking to starve food insecurity in the Fraser Valley by filling up the Chilliwack Bowls of Hope Society with some help. On May 16, more than 50 Rotary Club members and volunteers showed up to the group's "Epic Day of Service" to plant vegetables and prepare beds at the C...

HOPE - The Fraser-Cascade School District says it will be banning e-scooters on school premises in light of recent injuries involving e-scooters across the region.SD78 said the decision comes after consultation with local RCMP regarding ongoing concerns for student and public safety, according to a letter issued to par...

MISSION - Search-and-rescue crews have once again saved the day this week, this time in Mission. On Thursday evening, the Mission Search and Rescue Society was paged out to help a man who fell a "considerable distance" in the East Stave backcountry. SAR said that although the man was stable, his injuries from...

SURREY - The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is now investigating a stabbing and officer-involved shooting that led to both a victim and a suspect dead in Surrey Friday afternoon (May 29). The Surrey Police Service says at around 1 p.m., frontline officers responded to a report of an assault at a building in the...

FRASER VALLEY - The Fraser Valley Regional District is looking to match national alerts with an update to its air quality warning systems.The region's systems have been updated to the two-tiered system used by Environment and Climate Change Canada and will be used to notify residents of poor air quality.This replaces t...

CHILLIWACK - It may not be a cruel summer after all - a Taylor Swift Eras tribute tour is coming to town this June in Chilliwack.The tour, headlined by New Zealand recording artist Josette, will be stopping in various cities across Canada with a live band and professional dancers to recreate 20 highlights of Swift's re...

ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford is now urging residents to honour some people and groups who have made significant contributions to the community at this year's Civic Recognition Awards.Nominations are now open for the annual event's two categories: the Order of Abbotsford and the Community Champion Achievement Awa...

SURREY - Four charges have now been approved in an internet child exploitation investigation in Surrey, says police.The Surrey Police Service first launched an investigation in January 2025 into a suspect possessing and sharing child sexual abuse material online, leading to a search warrant at a home in South Surrey in...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Parent Advisory Council chair and inclusive education advocate Katie Bartel has announced she will be stepping down from her seat on the DPAC to once again run for a seat on the school district board. "Serving as DPAC Chair has been one of the greatest privileges of my life," said Bart...

HOPE - Mounties are urging the public to stay alert following the recent return of grandparent scams in Hope.Grandparent or emergency scams involve fraudsters calling victims to claim that a loved one is in legal trouble and urging them to pay a large sum to bail them out.Police say recent cases in the Hope area involv...

ABBOTSFORD - A 48-year-old woman has been taken into custody after proactive patrols led police to the seizure of several drugs earlier this week.On Wednesday (May 27), just before 3 p.m., patrol officers arrested the Abbotsford woman after spotting suspected drug activity in the 32400 block of South Fraser Way.Police ...

ABBOTSFORD - Family and friends of Arnold and Joanne De Jong filled a courtroom in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday for the reading of anguished victim impact statements, weeks after three men were convicted of murdering the couple. Abhijeet Singh, Gurka...

MISSION - The provincial government announced Thursday that it has significantly expanded the number of campsites at a provincial park in Mission and upgraded parking capacity at another provincial park northeast of Maple Ridge. In a statement, the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Parks says 32 new sites have been inco...

CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs announced Thursday they have named a new volunteer coordinator for the upcoming 2026-27 season.In a statement, the Chiefs say Tiffany Collins is extensively involved in the Chilliwack community and possesses a strong background in leadership, communication, and community engagement th...

CHILLIWACK/POPKUM - A new restaurant offering burgers, flame-grilled chicken, butter chicken and more is set to open east of Chilliwack in a Popkum shopping centre. According to a social media post from Abhi Patel, on behalf of the RNA Group, Burger Shack and Shack's Flame Grilled Chicken is set to open Friday morning,...

SURREY - Police have arrested four people in Vancouver in connection with an alleged cheating scheme that defrauded a local casino of more than $200,000. B.C.'s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit that targets gangs and organized crime says in a s...

PENTICTON - A massive fire at a long-term care home under construction in B.C.'s Okanagan region has triggered tactical evacuations of nearby homes. The City of Penticton says the fire at 453 Green Avenue was reported at around 10 p.m. Wednesday at the...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say a 23-year-old man who allegedly came to Abbotsford on Wednesday to sell drugs like meth, coke and fentanyl was arrested as a result of a traffic stop. According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, members of the Abbotsford Police Department Gang Crime Unit (GC...

CHILLIWACK RIVER VALLEY - Two campsites in the picturesque Chilliwack River Valley have been closed due to storm damage. According to a formal notice posted by Fireside Camping on Tuesday, May 26, Recreation Sites and Trails BC has officially closed Chipmunk Peninsula and Rapids Campgrounds until storm damage can be re...

CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack-area First Nation band has expressed concern over a proposed housing development on Yale Road outside of its reserve, saying it has direct impacts on the band's wellness, peace, privacy and overall quality of life.According to the text of an Official Community Plan and Zoning Amendment sign fr...

VANCOUVER - Rumours have spread on social media that homeless people from Vancouver were being bused out of town in an attempt to "clean up" ahead of the FIFA World Cup that begins next month. But Vancouver denies the claims, and several British Columbia cities that were supposedly on the receiving end say th...

MISSION - Authorities at a federal prison in Mission say a lockdown put in place last week has ended, but not before correctional staff confiscated things like "numerous" handmade stabbing weapons and drug paraphernalia.Corrections Service Canada says Mission Institution has resumed normal operations and visi...

CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack say they've identified a spike in residential break and enters in Chilliwack stemming from unlocked doors, windows and vehicles during the first two weeks of May. Corporal Carmen Kiener says RCMP crime analysts identified 15 residential break and enters in Chilliwack between Sunday, Ma...

ABBOTSFORD - Fraser Health announced Wednesday that patients who need access to minimally invasive procedures can get the treatment they need closer to home with the opening of a modernized interventional radiology suite at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre.In a statement, FHA says the new interventional r...

SURREY - Surrey Police Service says it will target loud and illegally-modified vehicles the rest of May and all of next month.In a statement issued on May 22, SPS says tinted windows, loud mufflers, extended tires and illegal suspension can result in a $109 motor vehicle infraction or a notice and order. The B.C. Minis...