Chilliwack – Chilliwack SAR – OCTOBER 27 UPDATE – Chilliwack and Pemberton Search and Rescue are the top two finalists for the Land Rover defender Service Award. The Winner unveiled November 15 in California. Our deserving neighbour at @pembertonsearchandrescue is the other top-two finalist! So, whoever wins, the Land Rover and cash are coming home […]
Cultus Lake/Calgary – On Friday October 25, Alpine Canada Alpin released the roster for the 2025-2026 Canadian National Ski Team. Once again, Cultus Lake’s Reece Howden made the Ski Cross Team. Back in the Spring, Reece won Canadian Male Ski Cross Athlete of the Year. He won the same accolade from FIS. Ski Cross season […]
Fraser Valley – MSOC: Szymanski, Brazinha, De Souza, and Mailand earn conference All-Star recognition The UFV Cascades men’s soccer team capped off a fantastic regular season with a historic showing in the Canada West All-Star and All-Rookie selections. The Cascades earned three First-Team All-Star selections, one Second-team All-Star selection, and one All-Rookie Team selection. That […]
People in Fraser Valley will benefit from enhanced imaging and faster scanning with new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. The current MRI department is undergoing a $4.95 million upgrade. During construction, a mobile MRI will remain on site to ensure patients have uninterrupted access to MRI services for […]
Chilliwack — Women are often underrepresented in trades careers, but change is on its way. For the first time, the University of the Fraser Valley’s Automotive Collision Repair and Refinishing class boasts a nearly equal gender split, representing part of a larger shift happening across Canada. Thanks to a concentrated push for recruitment at the […]
Coquitlam/Abbotsford – In September 2022, the Coquitlam RCMP commenced a breach of trust investigation involving a former BC Correctional Officer employed at North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam. On October 15, 2025, two charges of breach of trust by a public officer were approved by the BC Prosecution Service and laid against Ramandeep RAI […]
Chilliwack – The Chilliwack Chiefs announce updates to their coaching staff, bringing even more hometown roots to the team’s leadership. Joining the bench this season are local Assistant Coaches Nathan Martz and Graeme Strukoff, both raised in Chilliwack and former BCHL players who had successful NCAA and professional hockey careers. They join Head Coach and […]
Edmonton/Abbotsford (CNW) – The City of Edmonton has awarded GTR Turf, a Canadian leader in synthetic turf innovation for over 20 years, a contract worth more than $2 million to replace the playing surface at Commonwealth Stadium and the Field House at the Commonwealth Community Recreation Centre. There is an Abbotsford connection. Originally installed by […]
Chilliwack/Calgary (with files from The Hockey News/Postmedia/Black Press) – It was a marriage, then a nasty divorce, a potential reconciliation, and now…waiting at the alter. The WHL and Chilliwack seems to play out like “The War of the Roses” (IYKYK). With great fanfare, the Chilliwack Bruins played at the Chilliwack Coliseum (then Prospera Centre) from […]
Fraser Valley – Five researchers from the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) have been recognized on the 2025 Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists list, a global ranking of the world’s most influential researchers. Honourees include Drs. Lauren Erland, Javad Hadian, Michael Hitch, Faisal Naeem, and Christophe Schinckus — recognized for their outstanding citation impact and contributions in […]
