ABBOTSFORD - Residents are invited to come jam out in downtown Abbotsford for one of this summer's biggest local events.Jam in Jubilee, the Abbotsford Arts Council's free community concert series and art market, is featuring performances by Soundwater, The Sylvia Platters and Nelly P and the Casual Sundays.The voluntee...

LYTTON - While cooler weather and light winds helped minimize the Saw Creek fires overnight, the BC Wildfire Service says there's potential for things to ramp up again today (June 21).Crews continue to tackle the now 704-hectare Lytton wildfire, working along the north and south flanks to slow its spread where safe to ...

ABBOTSFORD - University of the Fraser Valley researcher Jelena Brcic is set to present her findings with the first half of a two-year project delving into search-and-rescue work as a woman now in the books. The initiative, funded by Public Safety Canada, delves into the successes, challenges, and leadership incentives ...

CHILLIWACK - Police have removed 10 impaired drivers from local roads as summer rolled in through Chilliwack - three of whom were uncooperative.According to the detachment's weekly snapshot from June 8 to June 14, one driver refused to provide a breath sample, tried to walk away from officers and resisted arrest.The in...

CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers. Name: Stephanie Lambert Age: 42 Height: 5'1" Weight: 181 lbs. Hair: Blonde/brown Eyes: Brown Wanted: Assault with a Weapon, Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Uttering Threats, Arson Damaging Property, a...

CHILLIWACK - A person is now in hospital following a deer collision on a section of Highway 1 in Chilliwack Saturday morning (June 20). Four ambulances, along with fire crews and police, were paged out to the highway's eastbound lanes near Yale Road shortly before 1:30 a.m. for the incident involving a blue Mazda Miata...

MISSION - Fraser Health has issued what may be one of its last temporary service-interruption announcements for the Mission Memorial Hospital emergency room - for a few weeks, at least.The closures are as follows:June 20 at 5:00 p.m. to June 21 at 8:00 a.m.June 23 at 5:00 p.m. to June 24 at 8:00 a.m.June 24 at 5:00 p.m...

CHILLIWACK - Lisa Morry, a volunteer, former journalist and - up until recently - a union officer at the University of the Fraser Valley, is now giving another try at securing a city council seat at the upcoming fall election. "I'm running for Chilliwack city council because as neighbours we all depend on each oth...

ABBOTSFORD - With a seven-day vehicle impoundment on his record, a local man may only be driving golf clubs for a week after driving more than double the speed limit through Abbotsford roads recently. AbbyPD officers clocked the driver moving at 112 km/h in a 50 km/h zone near King Road and Lefeuvre Road. After pulling...

LYTTON - Members of the Chilliwack Fire Department have been deployed to help tackle the Saw Creek wildfire in Lytton - which has now grown sixfold since Friday evening."We're incredibly proud of these firefighters who have stepped forward to assist," said Chilliwack Fire. "Their willingness to leave hom...

CHILLIWACK - A local resident is asking for help after her family's home set ablaze in a car crash this week.On Tuesday, June 16, at around 1:45 a.m., a car flew through Lexi Hamilton's bedroom wall, nearly hitting her. The vehicle then exploded and lit up the rental house, destroying hers and another family's homes. A...

LANGLEY - The Langley Township Fire Department says no one was hurt in a large barn fire that covered the Murrayville area in smoke Friday morning (June 19). At around 10 a.m., crews responded to reports of smoke and flames going through the roof at 232 Street and 40 Avenue, on a farm known to have chicken barns. Despi...

Update 1:05 p.m. Saturday: About 144 customers in the Fraser Canyon south of Lytton are without power Saturday afternoon due to the 600-ha wildfire. BC Hydro has listed "fire" as the cause of the two outages. The bigger outage in Lytton itself and Spences Bridge impacting 840 customers has been resolved. Orig...

MAPLE RIDGE - Police in Maple Ridge are calling out the poor decision making of a 16-year-old male e-dirt bike rider after the teen was caught doing wheelies and illegal street manoeuvres and later crashed as he attempted to elude police. Maple Ridge Mounties say one of its Road Safety Target Team officers was driving ...

UPDATE 10:25 A.M. Saturday: The Saw Creek wildfire has now grown to 600 hectares. UPDATE 5:15 A.M., Saturday: Evacuation orders have been issued for roughly 47 properties in Lytton. A boil water advisory is also in effect for the Village of Lytton. UPDATE #2, 10:35 P.M. FRIDAY: Members of the Chilliwack Fire Department...

LANGLEY - The City of Langley says an ammonia gas leak at an ice rink that triggered a shelter-in-place order has not resulted in any injuries. The city says the order was lifted early Friday afternoon after the leak at Langley Twin Rinks. It says in...

HOPE - Police say multiple party animals from the Lower Mainland were required to leave a short-term rental in Hope last week after they created a disturbance in the neighbourhood and took items from the Airbnb-type residence, only to get caught by police. Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener sa...

MISSION - Police in Mission are asking for the public's help in finding a woman who was reported missing Sunday, June 14.RCMP say Mary Gadbois's family reported her missing after not having contact with her for "a number of years".She was last known to live in Mission around 2021, but it is now unknown if she...

CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack have tackled over 800 calls last week, between June 8 and June 14, ranging from more impaired drivers to several mischief calls.One notable incident involved a woman who reportedly damaged windows at a home on Yale Road after throwing a rock into it.She was arrested and released on con...

CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack are providing an update to the search for missing Vancouver resident Taetm Moon. RCMP say the 28-year-old, last seen on May 26, may have recently been in the Surrey area, as well as travelled between North Vancouver, on the North Shore and Pemberton. Moon is described as an Indigenous ...

FRASER VALLEY - First responders serving communities from Harrison Mills to north of the Fraser River may be able to secure a new tool in their arsenal thanks to a sizable donation from Firehouse Subs.The North Fraser Volunteer Fire Department in FVRD Electoral Areas C, F and G has received $54,347 from the restaurant'...

Update 12:45 p.m.: AbbyPD says the circumstances involved with the deceased individual have been deemed not suspicious. Matsqui Trail Regional Park has since reopened to the public. ABBOTSFORD - Details are limited at this stage in the investigation, but police in Abbotsford have closed a park Friday morning (June 19) ...

MISSION - After nearly 15 consecutive years of community festivities, the Downtown Mission Board of Directors has made the "difficult decision" to cancel the 2026 Mission Fest due to new budget concerns. "Mission Fest has always been a celebration of our community, made possible through the support of sp...

AGASSIZ - Mounties from Agassiz say they've had a busy few days on the road last week, from June 8 to 14. Several drivers were taken off the road after both proactive policing efforts and residents' reports. One notable incident included a drunk driver who was seen making a number of traffic violations before an office...

SURREY - FortisBC says most of its customers will experience a small rate increase per month in the coming weeks. The utility says effective July 1, customers will have 3.5 per cent of their gas use designated as Renewable Natural Gas1 (RNG) through the designated RNG blend. As a result, the average residential gas cus...

UPDATE, 1:45 P.M. Thursday: DriveBC now says the multi-vehicle accident before 264 Street in Langley is clear as of 1:27 p.m. Original story: ABBOTSFORD - A multi-vehicle accident has clogged westbound Highway 1 between Abbotsford and Langley. DriveBC reported at 12:18 p.m. Thursday that reports of a multi-vehicle inci...

FRASER RIVER - A recent fishing expedition led by Chilliwack-based fishing guide Sturgeon Slayers has broken a new record it set five years ago by landing, tagging and releasing a white sturgeon of over 11 feet on the Fraser River. The mighty sturgeon was measured at 11 feet, 8.2 inches fork length, featured a mammoth ...

MISSION - Police in Mission seized multiple guns during enforcement activities directed at illegal shooting up Lost Creek Forest Service Road last weekend, with the violators residing in Abbotsford, Surrey and elsewhere. Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr says a witness reported seeing a group of males sh...