Fraser Valley – Are you one of the two-thirds of British Columbians who have personally known someone living with dementia? If you are living with dementia or know someone else who is, you can show your support for them by…
Fraser Valley (with files from Yahoo Sports and the New York Times) – Before anyone gets in an uproar over the wording.. let’s clarify. Canada is taking steps to ban tackle football for kids 12 and under because of player…
Victoria – Under a ministerial order that was issued Friday, April 5 all B.C. public schools will be required to provide free menstrual products for students in school washrooms by the end of 2019. In issuing the order, Education Minister…
Abbotsford – New modular homes with around-the-clock staffing and services in Abbotsford will offer hope to the homeless. Located at 1640 Riverside Road, the newly completed three-storey modular apartment building features 44 units, including eight units designed for people with…
New Westminster – Every year in British Columbia, the Drug and Poison Information Centre receives 26,000 calls[1] about poisoning, including almost 4,000 drug poisoning cases[2] that require hospitalization, and approximately 500 of which are fatal[3]. A quarter of these serious…
Chilliwack – The Chilliwack Hike for Hospice is back on Sunday, May 5. this is where people across Canada will walk in support of the Hike for Hospice. Here in Chilliwack, members of our community will gather at Townsend Park…
Abbotsford – With spring now in full swing the Bradner Community Club presented the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation with a $10,000 donation to help with the new CT scanner at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. The funds were raised through the…
Chilliwack – Registration for the spring residential pick up program has now opened for 2019. Registration is set to close on Friday, April 12th. Groups pick up bulky items by donation. Items need to be placed at the street side…
Abbotsford – Abbotsford residents are encouraged to pick litter up around their workplace, school, community trails and streets during Community Clean-Up Week from April 15 – 21. Residents can volunteer their time to help beautify their neighbourhood and do their…
Surrey/Vancouver/Fraser Valley – A case of measles infection has been identified in the Lower Mainland. Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health have determined that the infection was acquired abroad. The individual used public transportation while they were infectious. Public Health…