Fraser Valley (Fraser Valley Regional District) – At this time, for the safety of visitors, the following parks and trails are closed: • Kettle Valley Rail Trail• Thacker Regional Park• Dogwood Community Trail• Island 22 Regional Park – Dog Park and Bike Skills Park Vegetation debris cleanup is ongoing and will be completed in early […]
Chilliwack – The Chilliwack Chiefs announce the signing of defenceman Nicklas Numminen for the 2025/26 season. With two defencemen departing over the past month and another currently sidelined due to injury, the Chiefs’ coaching staff moved quickly to bolster the blue line. Numminen, born in Buffalo, New York, and raised in Tampere, Finland, will join […]
Toronto/Ottawa (CUPW Media Release) – In their December 22 media release, CUPW, the union for Canada Post workers, stated : The National Executive Board (NEB) has voted to accept tentative agreements with Canada Post for both postal bargaining units and recommend that members vote YES. CUPW have achieved improvements since Canada Post’s October 3 Global Offers. Among them: The parties have finalized contractual language […]
Chilliwack – RCMP, in partnership with the Pacific Region Training Centre (PRTC), hosted 15 students from School District 33 for a two-day Police Youth Academy, offering an immersive look into the world of policing. Under the guidance of RCMP members, students participated in hands-on scenarios that reflect real-life police training. Activities included crime scene investigation, […]
Calgary/Cultus Lake (Alpine Canada) Canada’s Reece Howden (Chilliwack/Cultus Lake) enters the holiday break on a career best three race win streak after Sunday’s FIS Ski Cross World Cup stop in Innichen (ITA). Sunday’s win extends Howden’s lead atop the ski cross standings and gives him his fourth career victory in Innichen. Howden not only won […]
Calgary/Innichen ITA (Alpine Canada) — On a busy day of World Cup ski racing, Reece Howden (Chilliwack, BC) was Canada’s story of the day. Winning his second race in a row in dominant fashion and adding to his lead as the all time wins leader in men’s ski cross with win number 20. Racing at […]
Mission/Abbotsford – DECEMBER 18 2025 UPDATE – 70-year-old Gary Losch has now been sentenced in relation to the homicide of 22-year-old Chelsey Gauthier of Abbotsford. Background: On July 30, 2017, the Abbotsford Police Department received a report of a missing 22-year-old woman and began conducting an extensive search and investigation. On August 16, 2017, the […]
Victoria/Chilliwack – Indigenous Peoples within S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō territory) will be able to access culturally appropriate justice informed by local Indigenous traditions and practices, with the opening of the Chilliwack Indigenous court. “Indigenous sentencing courts give Indigenous Peoples going through the criminal justice system a chance to heal and move forward in a way […]
Cultus Lake/Calgary (Alpine Canada) – At Tuesday’s (Dec 16) FIS Ski Cross World Cup night race in Arosa (SUI),Canada’s Reece Howden (Chilliwack/Cultus Lake, BC) became the all-time leader in ski cross race wins passing Jean-Frédéric Chapuis (FRA) with 19 wins. Howden was dominant on the day winning each of the heats for his first win […]
Chilliwack – The Chilliwack Chiefs announce the signing of 2007-born forward Vladimir Laptev to the team’s 2025/26 roster. Laptev joins the Chiefs after spending last season with Chaika Nizhny Novgorod (MHL), where he appeared in 48 games, recording 13 goals and 12 assists for 25 points. “Vladimir is a highly driven young player. What stands […]
