Surrey/Abbotsford – Fraser Health is sharing the following information about COVID-19 – Thursday Update January 27. Acute Fraser Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak over at Burnaby Hospital. With the implementation of comprehensive strategies, there is no longer an outbreak at this site. Long-term care Fraser Health has declared COVID-19 outbreaks over at Hilton Villa […]
Cultus Lake – From Cultus Lake Park : During the January 19, 2022 Cultus Lake Park Board meeting, the Board approved funding to restore this unique piece of park history. Mr. Francis Horne, the original carver of a totem pole dedicated to the late Chief Richard Malloway. The park board will be taking on this […]
Victoria/Fraser Valley – People throughout British Columbia will continue to have access to low- and no-cost counselling services with the extension of government funding to local community counselling agencies. The pandemic, toxic drug crisis and extreme weather events have led to an increase in mental-health and substance-use issues for many people in B.C. On top […]
Vancouver – Former Vancouver Canucks’ forward and Abbotsford native Jake Virtanen was charged Thursday with sexual assault following a Vancouver Police investigation. BC Prosecution Service approved one count of sexual assault against Virtanen, 25, in relation to an incident that occurred in Vancouver on September 26, 2017, when Virtanen was playing in the National Hockey […]
Fraser Valley – The Community Health and Social Innovation (CHASI) Hub at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) has received $225,000 over three years from the TD Bank Group to use artificial intelligence and social companion robots to reduce social isolation and loneliness in youth and older adults during the pandemic. The TD Ready […]
Chilliwack – Early Thursday morning (@ 04:45AM January 27)13 Chilliwack Fire fighters from fire halls 1, 4, & 6 responded to a structure fire in the 43000 block of Industrial Way. When firefighters arrived, they found a unit in a single-story industrial complex fully charged with heavy black smoke. Crews gained entry to the unit […]
Agassiz – On Wednesday afternoon (January 26, @ 3:35 PM), Chilliwack RCMP and Emergency Services responded to a two-vehicle fatal collision on the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge (Highway 9). Upon arrival it was determined that a northbound pickup truck with a lone occupant entered the oncoming lane and collided head-on with a southbound transport truck. The driver […]
Fraser Valley – FVN AM News Thursday January 27, 2022. Fatal Accident on Agassiz Rosedale Bridge.
Fraser Valley – Due to capacity and rail delays, the GFL transfer station on Vye Road in Abbotsford is currently closed to the public. The Mission Landfill and the Bailey Landfill in Chilliwack will accept waste for a charge. Flood Cleanup Update: The City of Abbotsford is providing FREE disposal of waste resulting from flood […]
Fraser Valley/Surrey – Fraser Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak over at MSA Manor in Abbotsford, and Evergreen Baptist Care Society in White Rock. With the implementation of comprehensive strategies to prevent and respond to COVID-19 in care facilities, there are no longer any COVID-19 cases at these locations. Fraser Health has declared a COVID-19 […]
