Fraser Valley (with files from Conservation Officer Service) – In their July 27 Facebook post, Conservation Officer Service noted that there are campfire ban patrols. Regardless of the BC Day long weekend coming up. The weather forecast calling for warm and mainly dry conditions. Over the weekend, BC Conservation Officers conducted campfire ban patrols across […]
Abbotssford/Vancouver (with files from Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms/Black Press) – The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that lawyers funded by the Justice Centre have filed a petition for judicial review in the Supreme Court of British Columbia on behalf of former high school teacher Jim McMurtry. The petition asks the Court to review […]
Abbotsford (with files from Black Press/Wikipedia) – He though long and hard about it. Will He? Won’t He? He will, again. Abbotsford Councillor Simon Gibson has announced he will seek re-election in the October 17 Municipal Election. Gibson, who most recently joined council in 2022, made the announcement on July 27. “I was leaning toward […]
Abbotsford (from Abbotsford Voice media release) – Three local voices with experience spanning local government, business, agriculture, education, the arts, and healthcare have joined forces to launch Abbotsford Voice, a new municipal team running together in the 2026 election with a shared commitment to listening to residents, providing responsible leadership, and moving Abbotsford forward. Incumbent […]
Abbotsford/Langley – On the evening of July 26th at approximately 11:30p.m., Abbotsford Police Department patrol officers attended the Petro-Pass Truck Stoplocated at 30586 Matsqui Place as part of an active property crime investigationinvolving a prolific offender. Officers observed two men, including the subject of their investigation, engaged incriminal activity. As officers moved in to make […]
Abbotsford – Former Abbotsford School Trustee Freddy Latham has announced she is seeking re- election to the Abbotsford Board of Education, bringing decades of experience as aneducator, arts advocate, former trustee and community volunteer. Her work in Abbotsford,spans classrooms, theatres, literacy initiatives and cultural organizations. Freddy is knownfor her leadership in children’s theatre and her […]
Burnaby (BCNU) – The Nurses’ Bargaining Association (NBA) has accepted recommendations for settlement put forward by special mediators Amanda Rogers and Vince Ready and have put an end to all province-wide job action effective midnight tonight. The non-binding recommendations address some of the major concerns nurses had with the tentative agreement reached on May 22, […]
Fraser Canyon – July 23, 10:30PM – From FVRD – Electoral Area A – South of Hells Gate to North of Alexandra Lodge The previously issued Evacuation Alert for the area south of Hells Gate to north of Alexandra Lodge has been upgraded to an Evacuation Order .The previously issued Evacuation Order for Hells Gate […]
Abbotsford – 25-year-old Tanner Fox has now been convicted and sentenced in relation to the fatal shooting of a 41-year-old Abbotsford man in March of 2022. Background: On March 21, 2022, at around 9:52 p.m., Abbotsford Police Department (AbbyPD) responded to a home in the 3500-block of Latimer Street for a report of a break […]
Chilliwack – The flags at City Hall will be lowered to half-mast from Thursday evening (July 23) to Friday evening (July 24) in honour of the recent passing of former Mayor, former Member of the Legislative Assembly, and long-time community advocate, John Jansen. Read Council’s statement here: “We are saddened to hear of the recent […]
