Fairfield Island – It’s nothing new for this time of year. Just a bear aware. Tyler Johansen posted to the Facebook page Chilliwack BEWARE! Careful around (Fairfield Island) ball fields today!!! He is sleeping in the tree at the moment lol – This was posted around 10:45 AM Friday May 7.
Chilliwack – Brady Morrison and Chase Porter have been named Chilliwack Jets Head Coach and Associate Head Coach respectively for the 26/27 season. The two return after a successful 2025-26 season. This on the heels of the BC Hockey Board of Directors unanimously approving the British Columbia Hockey Conference (BCHC) as its newest member on […]
Cultus Lake – MAY 5 UPDATE – The Cultus Lake forest fire is now under control. For anyone wanting more information please visit the BC Wildfire web site. UPDATE -FVRD 2026-05-04 4:30 PM: The BC Wildfire Service has now reported this wildfire as “Being Held,” which means that the fire is intended to remain within […]
Abbotsford/Surrey — The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is seeking witnesses to an incident that occurred in Abbotsford on the morning of Friday May 1. Initial information provided by the Abbotsford Police Department states that shortly before 11 , officers responded to 911 calls about a woman outside the safety railing on the side […]
Chilliwack (Roger Pannett Chilliwack volunteer weather & storm watcher for Environment & Climate change Canada.) – Hot in the City – Billy Idol. Another RECORD HEAT day, this time May 4 and a 67 Year old Record Fell. May 4th , record high maximum at 30.1C , 12.6 C above normal with a very dry 22% […]
Surrey/Mission – (From Fraser Health media release): MAY 4 UPDATE – Effective 8AM Monday May 4, full 24/7 Emergency Department coverage has resumed in the Mission Memorial Hospital Emergency Department. We recognize how important consistent access to emergency care is for the Mission community and we continue to work with the physician group to actively address physician staffing gaps as […]
Victoria/Fraser Valley (with files from Wolfgang Depner The Canadian Press) – The B.C. government says construction contracts for five health-care projects have been cancelled, after depicting them as being “re-paced” in the February budget. Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma said the projects were still part of the government’s capital plan, while the Opposition B.C. Conservatives said […]
Abbotsford – It’s a very uncomfortable topic, and we are not talking Kink. The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) will host From Evidence to Action: A Symposium on Canada’s Response to Non-Fatal Strangulation from May 13 to 15, bringing together experts from across the country to address a critical and often under-recognized form of violence. […]
Chilliwack – 2026 is another year on the municipal election cycle. Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove appeared on the radio monring show of 89.5 JR Country and announced he would not seek a third term as Mayor. Instead, he will “instead support a fellow Councillor to take his seat later this year.” Speculation was that candidate […]
Abboitsford/Burnaby (BCLC) – Sarbjit M. was relaxing at home and thought it was a mistake, after learning that she and her husband, Ramesh M. won $100,000 from a $10 Bingo Grand Scratch & Win, the game’s Top Prize. “I scanned it with the [BCLC Lotto!] App, then had to scan it again to make sure there […]
