Merritt/Victoria – New funding from the Province will allow the City of Merritt to rebuild two damaged dikes to higher standards to better protect against flooding and keep people safe. The Province is providing the City of Merritt with $60 million to relocate and rebuild two critical dikes, on both banks of the Coldwater River, […]
Fraser Valley – FVN AM News Tuesday March 25, 2025. 5 Yr Old OD’s on Fentanyl, Westerby To Run for MP, Barn Fire.
Chilliwack – — The candidates are falling into place in the Fraser Valley. FVN will publish ALL the contestants platforms within the Fraser Valley. Chilliwack School Trustee Teri Westerby is the NDP candidate for Chilliwack–Hope in the 2025 federal election. From his website and media release: Bringing a voice shaped by lived experience, grounded in […]
Mission – A 5-year-old girl spent time recovering in hospital last week, after apparently overdosing on Fentanyl at a residence in Mission on Thursday night (March 20). First responders were called to a residence on Nottman Street in Mission around 9 pm on March 20, for a girl who was unconscious and receiving CPR. The […]
Elections Canada – Key federal election dates March 23 Elections Canada offices are open across the country. You can vote early at any of them by Tuesday, April 22, 6 p.m. Find the Elections Canada office nearest you. April 9 To find the list of candidates running in your riding, use the Voter Information Service. April 11 […]
Chilliwack – Mark Strahl, Member of Parliament for Chilliwack–Hope, has officially kicked off his re-election campaign as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the federal election that will take place on April 28th. “I was born and raised here and raised my own family here, and it has been an incredible honour to represent the […]
Calgary/Fraser Va;;ey – Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today the awarding of an expansion franchise to the Penticton Vees for the 2025-26 WHL season along with the initiation of a franchise application process for the City of Chilliwack, to begin play in the 2026-27 WHL season. “This is an exciting day, as […]
Chilliwack (BCHL) – The BCHL acknowledged that ownership of the Penticton Vees has acquired a Western Hockey League (WHL) expansion team, beginning in the 2025-26 season, and the City of Chilliwack has been identified as a WHL expansion location for 2026-27. Vees ownership will retain its membership in the BCHL and will look to relocate […]
Chilliwack – The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announced that a constitutional challenge to alleged censorship by the Chilliwack Board of School Trustees was heard on March 14, 2025. The petitioner Lynda di Armani, is challenging both the Board’s prohibition of recording public Board meetings, and a Board decision to silence her comments at a […]
Ottawa (with file from CBC) – A short campaign with a long term effect. So far, the polls say this will be a close race between the Liberals and Conservative. The 36-day campaign, the shortest allowed under the law, is largely expected to focus on how the leaders will take on U.S. President Donald Trump’s […]
