CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack non-profit whose programs facilitate a variety of services for older adults in Chilliwack is launching a one-year support project for community living seniors centred around learning, cooking and social sharing. Chilliwack-based Compassionate Neighbours says it's excited to launch the Enhanced...

LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley are investigating an incident in which a woman was robbed while meeting a buyer for a handbag listed on Facebook Marketplace. According to a statement from police, the incident happened Monday evening, March 9 at about 6:28 p.m. Police say a woman was robbed while meeting a buyer for a des...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they are investigating a disturbing incident in which a woman alleges she was picked up, and driven to the Sumas Mountain area of Abbotsford against her will, and sexually assaulted last month. According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, AbbyPD patrol office...

HOPE - The District of Hope says it will be removing several Douglas fir trees at a local campground due to safety hazards and declining tree health. In a statement, the district says the removal of several Douglas fir trees at the Coquihalla Campground will occur under the direction of a certified arborist. The campgr...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say a lane-splitting motorcycle rider has been caught after he was clocked at nearly double the speed limit and found to have no insurance or driver's license. This past Sunday afternoon (March 8), at just after 12:30 p.m., an Abbotsford PD Traffic Enforcement Unit officer observed a m...

CHILLIWACK - A man has been arrested and remains in custody after he entered a Chilliwack Lake Road home this past week with a replica handgun in his possession, only to be restrained until police arrived to arrest him. According to a recap of the Chilliwack RCMP's activities for the week of Monday, March 2 through Sun...

CHILLIWACK - The B.C. College of Nurses & Midwives says a Chilliwack nurse has agreed to a five-day suspension involving a breach of professional nursing standards.According to its website, a panel of the Inquiry Committee approved a consent agreement on February 18, 2026, between the BCCNM and Veronica Longe (n&ea...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say the Emergency Response Team was deployed to a home in Abbotsford Monday night following a reported shooting in which several uncooperative individuals barricaded themselves inside. According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, police responded to a reported sh...

UPDATE #7, 1:30 P.M. TUESDAY: The City of Mission has released a statement saying five engines, one ladder truck, one air unit, two staff units and four chief officers were dispatched for the massive structure fire at the Chartwell Carrington House. The statement says crews from all three Mission Fire Rescue stations w...

MAPLE RIDGE - Mounties in Maple Ridge say a 91-year-old pedestrian who was riding on a mobility scooter was hit by a car Monday afternoon, resulting in serious injuries to the senior. According to a statement from the Ridge Meadows RCMP detachment, Mounties were dispatched at 3 p.m. Monday for a report of a pedestrian ...

CHILLIWACK/ABBOTSFORD - The province says construction has begun on a new overheight-detection system (OHDS) on a Highway 1 overpass between Chilliwack and Abbotsford that's been struck six times since 2021. Construction on the OHDS began Monday, March 9, 2026, on Highway 1 westbound at the No. 3 Road Interchange (exit...

MISSION - The City of Mission says sales from its municipal forestry operation saw a significant profit, one that more than doubled its initial expectations. According to a statement from the municipality, despite ongoing uncertainty around tariffs on softwood lumber, the City of Mission's forestry operation reported a...

VICTORIA - The Canada Border Services Agency says a 44-year-old foreign national has been sentenced to four years in prison after he tried to enter British Columbia with six undeclared firearms in his vehicle. However, the CBSA can't say the man whether the foreign national will be definitively removed from Canada once...

MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a 39-year-old man has been arrested and remains in custody for possession of firearms, multiple IDs in other people's names and other items consistent with drug trafficking. According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, officers pulled over a vehicle t...

CHILLIWACK - A patient was airlifted to hospital after a motor vehicle incident near Eastern Hillsides in Chilliwack Sunday afternoon.According to an emailed statement from B.C. Emergency Health Services spokesperson Diana Stepczuk, paramedics responded to a call about a vehicle incident at Upper Prairie Road and Hinck...

ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford PD says a man has been arrested and remains in custody for his alleged role in a break and enter at a business on Auguston Parkway.Sgt. Paul Walker tells Fraser Valley Today that AbbyPD officers were called to a reported break and enter at a business in the 36300 block of ...

HOPE - A snowfall warning is in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt following a night of snowy chaos.Environment Canada says around 15 to 20 centimetres of snow is expected for the stretch of Highway 5 Monday (March 9), with periods of heavy snow at times.The weather agency says flurries are expected...

CHILLIWACK - A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment says first responders have been searching for a missing man for at least two days now after he was reported missing in the Chilliwack River Valley. According to a statement from RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, Chilliwack Mounties have been working...

ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford firefighters have enlisted the help of the University of Fraser Valley (UFV) history students to dig up a rich saga right in their own backyard.Over the 2025 summer and fall semesters, UFV's Sophie Jones and Hunter Gauthier took up the task from Adam Campbell and the Abbotsford Firefighters Asso...

CHILLIWACK - Residents in the Fraser Valley are springing into action in May - for good cause. A number of running and walking events are coming up in Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Hope to raise funds for medical equipment at their respective community hospitals. Hope kicks off the series with the five-kilometre "Run...

CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack School District has honoured its financial contributors at the 33rd Annual Donor Dinner. Nearly 300 students received awards through SD33's financial awards program in June 2025, made possible by contributions totalling over half a million dollars from 115 community donors, including servic...

COQUITLAM - Police in Coquitlam are asking for witnesses to a hit-and-run that left one pedestrian seriously injured earlier this week.On March 3, shortly after 1 p.m., Coquitlam RCMP responded to the single-vehicle collision between a red SUV with an unknown licence plate and a pedestrian at Atlantic Avenue and The Hi...

CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven is hoping to stifle a flow of misinformation from some advocates before it blazes through the organization's top ranks. A small group has been rallying this weekend at Five Corners, calling for the resignation of Safe Haven's six remaining board members due to a laundry lis...

CHILLIWACK - Here are two people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Jeremy FrankAge: 21Height: 5'6" ft Weight: 159lbsHair: Black Eyes: BrownWanted: Sexual AssaultWarrant in effect: March 3, 2026Parole Jurisdiction: ChilliwackName: Floyd HerrlingAge: 54Height: 5'...

By Shaelee Dombrowski The Chiefs got the job done in overtime after a big third-period push from the Prince George Spruce Kings. It was a night of celebration in the Chilliwack Coliseum for International Women's Day as we recognized just a few of the many impactful and accomplished women from our community in [......

CHILLIWACK - Four women are being recognized for their contributions to leading community initiatives in the Fraser Valley, with new nominations for a fundraising award ceremony.The YWCA is honouring 94 nominees from the Lower Mainland across 12 categories with this year's Women of Distinction Awards.Chilliwack residen...

LANGLEY - No one was hurt at a Langley house fire that prompted a response from police, fire crews and FortisBC early this morning.At around 7:29 a.m., Langley RCMP officers and first responders from the Township of Langley Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 24281 Fraser Highway today and found a structur...

CHILLIWACK - Stock flew off the shelves while lines ran circles at the counters as a new wholesale warehouse business celebrated its grand opening in Chilliwack this weekend.Uncle Wiener's opened at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 7, with incentives such as door-crasher sales, free concessions and a kids' bouncy castle. "G...