Chilliwack -JULY 17 UPDATE – The proposed 20 bed treatment centre specifically targeting youth between the ages of 13 and 18, received third reading on Tuesday evening at Chilliwack City Council. the unanimous vote was in favour of both the…
Abbotsford – Early this spring the Fraser Valley Healthcare Foundation had pledged to fund the replacement of one of the aging CT scanners at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. The facility is celebrating its 10 year anniversary, with this great milestone comes…
Langley – Most people consider themselves lucky if they retain a lifelong parental bond that inspires them to work and live together and even fund-raise for important MS Society of Canada causes. The MS Bike– Fraser Valley – July 14…
Fraser Valley – It’s a fact of life in the Fraser Valley. Cars, truck and people have to share the side roads with horses. With the horseback riding season in full swing, it is a sad commentary that Abbotsford Police…
Surrey – On Thursday, the City of Surrey broke ground on the new Clayton Community Centre, a futuristic integrated service facility on track to become the first of its kind in North America to achieve Passive House energy certification, and…
Vancouver – On Wednesday (July 4), the Ministry of Finance released an announcement regarding the implementation of the new Employer Health Tax (EHT) as part of the next steps toward the elimination of Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums and transition…
Edmonton/Chicago/Washington DC (With Files from CBS/MSN/Global/Guardian) – Recently CBS and MSN released a story on the suicide rate among American farmers. Farmers are dying by suicide at a higher rate than any other occupational group, according to the US Centers…
Abbotsford – The Government of Canada has passed a law to legalize public consumption of non-medical cannabis. This law will come into effect October 17, 2018. In anticipation of this law coming into effect, in February 2018 the BC Provincial Government…
Vancouver/Fraser Valley – Long weekends are the busiest for the 2500 BC Search & Rescue Volunteers who respond to over 1600 incidents every year. The Canada Day Long Weekend is all about celebrating our country with family and friends by…
Vancouver – There were 109 suspected drug overdose deaths in May 2018. This is a 23% decrease over the number of deaths occurring in May 2017 (141) and a 12% decrease over the number of deaths occurring in April 2018…