MISSION - A package containing several unauthorized items has been seized at a medium-security unit in Mission last week. On April 24, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) said vigilant staff at the Mission Institution found the contraband package carrying items like methamphetamine, THC shatter, tobacco, and one charging...

CHILLIWACK - Two B.C.-based musicians are descending in Chilliwack tonight (May 3) for their "Sun and Stars" road tour. Master of ivories Matthew Presidente and folk-rock artist Kele Fleming are stopping by Bozzini's (45739 Hocking Avenue) in a tour that will see stops on Vancouver Island, Metro Vancouver, th...

CHILLIWACK - Once the smoke cleared at this single structure in the Fairfield Island area, the Tawileh family found they were left without a home. Just before 4 a.m. on April 27, a fast-moving fire went through their house in the 10000 block of Fairbanks Crescent. Mohammad Tawileh, his wife, and their children quickly ...

MISSION - Over 4,300 customers lost power after a motor vehicle incident on Deroche Bridge, between Athey Road and Taylor Road, on Saturday, May 3. At roughly 7:15 a.m., scanners said a vehicle hit a pole, causing power lines to go down across Highway 7. BC Hydro reported that a crew will be heading to an outage affect...

UPDATE 1:23 P.M. SATURDAY: The shelter-in-place advisory has been lifted for the area between Chester Street and 287 Street, south of Lougheed Highway. However, residents are asked to keep windows and doors closed in case smoke persists intermittently. The fire is now largely under control, but may continue to smoulder...

VANCOUVER - Six months ago, Tate Johnson was a student at the University of North Carolina with a blank passport. That quickly changed after he was drafted 15th overall by the Vancouver Whitecaps. "Before I came to Vancouver, I'd actually never left the United States," he said. "So since being here, I've...

UPDATE 4:15 p.m. RCMP say seven-year-old Lilly Coursol has been found alive and safe. She will be treated for any medical needs as a precaution and reunited with her family. More information will be added as it comes. An earlier version of this story below: CHILLIWACK - Mounties are now giving an update on the child wh...

YALE - A 33-year-old Surrey driver is facing charges after police found 33 kilograms of cannabis in his minivan on Highway 1, near Yale. On April 14 at 3:30 p.m., BC Highway Patrol officers stopped a lone driver at a road check when one officer saw that the car was suspiciously full of ten large storage containers. The...

ABBOTSFORD - More than 10,000 active listings are now up on the Fraser Valley real estate market- but there haven't been a lot of takers, at least not in April.Data from the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) shows a buyer's market in the region, with a ratio of 10 per cent. Those figures are reflected in cities l...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Coliseum will be roaring this weekend as the Chiefs kick off their best-of-seven series with the Victoria Grizzlies at home. Both teams faced off four times against each other during the regular season. The Chiefs won three times, including one overtime win. Chiefs are coming off a 7-1 win again...

MISSION - Mission RCMP are hoping to address some misinformation about a youth who was previously reported missing after an online post alleged that police were not taking action on the case. A public Facebook post made by Paul Dobson on Wednesday, April 30, claimed that his son is missing and being hidden by a man who...

CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack School District (SD33) and the University of the Fraser Valley's dual credit program are looking to make it easier for students to stay in the classroom post-grad- as education assistants. Grade 12 students can now choose to sign up for the third cohort of the Early Childhood Education (ECE)...

UPDATE 8:08 A.M. FRIDAY MORNING: The public is being urged to avoid the area of Chilliwack Lake Road as police and Search and Rescue personnel use all technology available to find Lily as quickly and safely as possible. "We understand the public's concern and wanting to help; however, the search consists of diffic...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Fire, Chilliwack RCMP and B.C. Ambulance Service paramedics were dispatched shortly after 8:40 p.m. Thursday night for a 2-car vehicle crash on First Avenue. According to scanner traffic, and information gathered by witness David Seltenrich who lives nearby, first responders were called to the a...

The British Columbia government is urging people to use caution as a combination of warm, dry conditions and strong winds moves over the southern part of the province, raising the wildfire risk. A statement from the Forests Ministry says the BC Wildfire Service is asking people to postpone any open burning until the wi...

CHILLIWACK - Four years ago, the New Democratic Party candidate in Chilliwack-Hope, DJ Pohl, garnered over 26 per cent of the vote as a viable second-place contestant in the 2021 federal election. While longtime MP Mark Strahl still won with 46 per cent of the votes cast (25,421) in the election held four years ago, Po...

CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack resident says a derelict home in the 5600 block of Tyson Road near the Sardis Sports Complex that generated over 30 bylaw complaints to the City of Chilliwack has not been fully remediated. City staff began receiving complaints in early 2024 about the home and began a legislative and legal pro...

CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack resident says she helped stop an online scam linked to the Filipino Lapu Lapu Day festival tragedy in Vancouver last Saturday that would have funnelled over $57,000 in online donations to fraudsters who have no connection to any victims. Raquel Narraway, a local realtor, says she became suspic...

CHILLIWACK - A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP says there isn't any immediate evidence from a law enforcement perspective that recent acts of animal torture are occurring or have been reported to police. A social media post earlier this week in a Chilliwack-area Facebook group with over 43,000 followers urged cat ...

CHILLIWACK - The Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment is launching its Enhanced Policing Program as the region prepares for the arrival of summer and seasonal recreational opportunities.With lakes, forests and recreation areas drawing crowds, RCMP officers are working alongside community partners to increase patrols...

CHILLIWACK - A candlelight vigil will be held this week in Chilliwack to remember the 11 victims of last weekend's horrific mass casualty incident at the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver. According to the text of a flyer sent to Fraser Valley Today, Chilliwack-area residents are invited to come to Central Community ...

CHILLIWACK - A distinguished Chilliwack leader in sport administration and Indigenous sport development who has dedicated her career to fostering positive change through sports has been named to the board of directors for the Canadian Olympic Committee. According to a news release, Lara Mussell Savage has joined the bo...

FRASER VALLEY - A 25-year-old businessman and political newcomer who hid from voters by skipping multiple candidates forums in the Abbotsford-South Langley riding has issued a statement following his victory on Monday night. Sukhman Gill, whose absence from an Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce forum generated an online pe...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are appealing for witnesses and dash camera footage after a woman was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted early Monday morning. The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. in the 33900 block of Gladys Avenue, where a woman was waiting for a friend. Image: AbbyPD has released a sketch ...

CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs have announced the commitment of forward Rylan Bissett for the 2025-26 BCHL season.The 2007 born product of Prince George starred with the Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA squad last season, recording 35 goals and 60 points in 36 regular-season games. He added 11 points in eight playoff appear...

Filipino-Canadian nurse Glesy Banton-Victoria says she had planned to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street festival in Vancouver on Saturday but took a nap instead, exhausted by a funeral earlier in the day. When she learned that a vehicle sped into a crowd of festivalgoers at the Filipino community event, she says she was ...

LANGLEY - RCMP in Langley are investigating a multi-vehicle collision that shut down a section of Highway 10 during the Wednesday morning commute.Police say they were called to the crash around 7:52 a.m. in the 7200 block of Highway 10. It involved a commercial truck and at least two other vehicles.Several road closure...

CHILLIWACK - Mounties say they are investigating a fatal motor vehicle incident that claimed the life of an adult male pedestrian.According to a statement from RCMP Sgt. Andy Lot, Agassiz RCMP frontline members were advised on Monday night (Apr. 29) at about 9:53 p.m. that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle on H...