Abbotsford news

• BREAKING: Apartment fire breaks out downtown Chilliwack

  06-08-2026 04:50 via abbynews.com
  
  An apartment building went up in flames in downtown Chilliwack on the evening of Aug. 5.The blaze happened around 7:45 p.m. at the four-storey building on Spadina Avenue at Mary Street.
  Flames and heavy smoke were coming from the building and hundreds of people were outside on the street watching as flames crept up the sides.
  Traffic was closed in all directions as crews with the Chilliwack Fire Department battled the blaze, which was at the rear of the building, using aerial hoses (ladder truck
  
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• Abbotsford youth creates charity event in Mission to fund new wheelchair accessible van

  07-08-2026 19:27 via abbynews.com
  
  Emmett Willms knows how enjoyable life can be on wheels and he’s hoping others can experience some of that joy to help support a new fundraiser to aid local charities and fund a new wheelchair accessible van for the youngster.
  He and his grandfather Frank Willms announced a partnership with Mission Raceway Park for a Charity Track Day on Saturday, Sept. 12.
  The event allows attendees the chance to experience a ride-along in a race car and feel the speed of the track. Tickets range in price
  
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• VIDEO: Hope Search and Rescue join RCMP to create hiking safety message

  07-08-2026 19:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Find the trail best suited to your own abilities, Hope Search and Rescue and local RCMP are asking folks.“Choose adventures that match your experience and fitness level,” the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment said in a recent Facebook post. They paired that message with a video of Const. Gill and Jeremie Parisien of Hope SAR, asking people to stick to the trails they are best suited for.In the video, they are at the trailhead for Serpent’s Back Trail in Hope.“If the
  
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• Lineup announced for Lower Mainland music festival Our Neck of the Woods

  07-08-2026 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Dear Rouge, Bedouin Soundclash, and Tim & The Glory Boys will be the headliners of the third annual Our Neck of the Woods concert.Our Neck of the Woods is a full day festival featuring free live music, food, drink, culture, shopping, and family fun, in Memorial Peace Park, downtown Maple Ridge.
  Live performances will be taking place on two stages – the Golden Ears Mainstage, and the Alouette Stage – surrounded by food trucks, interactive experiences, and cultural programming and
  
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• Man arrested after allegedly threatening people with an axe in Vancouver

  07-08-2026 18:56 via abbynews.com
  
  A man was arrested in Vancouver after allegedly threatening people with an axe, police say.Vancouver police received reports that a man was “threatening passersby, throwing cutlery toward a restaurant storefront, and smashing plates on the restaurant’s patio” near Main Street and 24th Avenue Thursday evening (Aug. 6), a news release Friday says.
  Police say the officers responded immediately and found the suspect “within minutes.”He was taken into custody with help f
  
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• Golf tournament in Abbotsford supports hospice and grief services

  07-08-2026 18:56 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford Hospice and Grief Support Society (AHGSS) recently held its 11th annual Holmberg Memorial Golf Classic.
  The sold-out event, presented by Longboard Architectural Products, was held July 24 at Ledgeview Golf Club in support of hospice and grief services in Abbotsford.
  Following the tournament, guests enjoyed a dinner featuring auction items and an even greater show of generosity from attendees.
  Arsh Kaler, AHGSS events and community manager, said the event would not have been possib
  
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• Witnesses, video sought in Belcarra Regional Park wildfire

  07-08-2026 18:39 via abbynews.com
  
  Coquitlam RCMP is seeking witnesses and video footage to a fire in Belcarra Regional Park.Mounties received a report of a a fire in Belcarra Park near Sugar Mountain Trail on Wednesday (Aug. 5).
  B.C. Wildfire Service lists the fire as being held at 1.5 hectares.Two properties in Anmore were evacuated and the Village of Anmore issued an evacuation alert for 35 other properties. Those have since been rescinded.While the specific cause of the fire remains under investigation, B.C. Wildfire Service
  
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• Wildfire, air quality forces cancellation of annual B.C. triathlon

  07-08-2026 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  To protect the athletes, volunteers, and everyone involved, the upcoming annual Argus Apple Triathlon in Kelowna has been cancelled.
  Local wildfires and fluctuating poor air quality are the reasons for the cancellation. The event was scheduled to take place on Sunday, Aug. 9.
  “This decision was not made lightly and is disappointing for all of us,” says Jonathan Arkle, president of the Apple Race Series Society. “We all hoped this weekend would be a successful culmination of mon
  
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• UPDATE: Wind might increase in the early evening at Quilpituk Creek wildfire

  07-08-2026 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE 9:12 a.m.
  An additional two firefighters have been added to help fight the Okanagan wildfire complex on Friday morning.
  The Bradley Creek wildfire complex, which also includes the Quilpituk Creek wildfire, now has 176 firefighters on scene.
  On Friday, temperatures will range from 26°C to 31°C and minimum relative humidity values between 25-26 per cent with light southeast winds.
  BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) states that the “thermal trough” will slide to the east of the f
  
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• Wind causes increased fire activity at Quilpituk Creek wildfire

  07-08-2026 14:58 via abbynews.com
  
  Despite a blanket of smoke helping to decrease fire activity at the Quilpituk Creek wildfire, some increased activity occurred on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 6.
  In its 9 p.m. update on Thursday night, BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) stated Rank 1 and 2 fire behaviour was observed throughout the day due to the “widespread smoke” from other fires across the province. However, windy conditions picked up in the afternoon, causing increased fire activity at the southern flank of the blaze.
  Along
  
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• ‘Widespread smoke’ decreased fire behaviour at Bradley Creek blaze

  07-08-2026 14:50 via abbynews.com
  
  As the Bradley Creek wildfire continues to burn, it slowed down on Thursday, Aug. 6.
  “Widespread smoke from other fires burning across the province and south of the border remained in the area,” stated BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) in its Thursday night update. “This moderated the expected forecast by limiting solar heating and helping to decrease fire behaviour.”
  On Thursday, the blaze displayed Rank 1 and 2 fire behaviour.
  The Bradley Creek wildfire is now called a complex
  
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• West Kelowna campers ‘blissfully unaware’ of nearby growing wildfire

  07-08-2026 05:53 via abbynews.com
  
  Just over 6 kilometres away from a wildfire evacuation alert area, campers at Bear Creek Provincial Park continued to vacation as normal on the morning of Aug. 6.
  The Quilpituk Creek wildfire, discovered on Aug. 1, is an estimated 1,139 hectares. The blaze has forced 2,648 properties on evacuation order, with another 321 properties on evacuation alert.
  However, after the evacuation alert area was extended on Thursday to include a gravel pit off Bear Creek Road, only 15 minutes away from the park
  
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• More Mexican wildfire personnel arrive in B.C., Australians also coming to help

  07-08-2026 01:17 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. Premier David Eby addressed the wildfire situation Thursday (Aug. 6) amid the backdrop of 200 Mexican wildfire personnel arriving in the province.
  The latest group of firefighters arriving are among the group of 600 additional firefighters coming to the province to support the B.C. Wildfire Service, Eby said during a news conference at Abbotsford International Airport. He added Australian firefighters will also be coming to B.C.
  Eby said the firefighters arriving at the airport Thursday wou
  
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• Abbotsford hotdog vendor Skully White to seek council seat

  07-08-2026 01:09 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford hotdog vendor Skully White has announced he will seek a city council seat in the municipal election in October.
  White made the announcement on Thursday (Aug. 6), saying he believes Abbotsford is one of the best places in the province to live.
  “I want to help ensure it continues to grow into a city that is safe, welcoming, and prepared for the future – a city where families feel comfortable enjoying our parks, where local businesses are encouraged to thrive, where our roads
  
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• Vernon Search and Rescue shares ‘frustrating’ experience in the heat of the Bradley Creek wildfire

  07-08-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Multiple skimmer runs were aborted from actioning the Bradley Creek wildfire over the weekend due to looky-loos.
  “After all these years, it still surprises me, although by now it probably shouldn’t, the amount of effort some people put in to parking themselves directly where the aircraft needed to be,” said Vernon Search and Rescue’s (VSAR) Coralie Nairn.
  VSAR worked alongside emergency crews responding to the Bradley Creek Wildfire Saturday, Aug. 1 on Okanagan Lake to us
  
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• UPDATE: Quilpituk Creek wildfire grows to 1,139 hectares

  07-08-2026 00:46 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE: 3:40 p.m.
  The Quilpituk Creek fire has grown in size since last measurement, according to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS)
  .The blaze, which was first discovered on Aug. 1, is now estimated at 1,139 hectares in size.
  In evacuation orders issued earlier on Aug. 5, BCWS expected the fire to grow during the day.UPDATE 1:11 p.m.
  The Westside Road closure has been extended due to the added evacuation orders and alerts.
  According to a Black Press Media reporter on scene, Westside Road is now clo
  
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• UPDATE: Evacuation orders and alerts to remain overnight for Quilpituk Creek wildfire

  07-08-2026 00:46 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE 4:50 p.m.
  No changes are anticipated overnight to evacuation orders and alerts for the Quilpituk Creek wildfire.
  Westside Road is closed at Denison Road due to evacuation orders.People are reminded that unauthorized aircrafts, such as drones, flying near wildfire zones can disrupt aerial operations. Non-firefighting aircrafts are prohibited within five nautical miles of an active wildfire and up to 3,000 feet above ground level.
  UPDATE 3:40 p.m.
  The Quilpituk Creek fire has grown in size
  
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• Calgary man says beachside heroics saved his son from drowning in Enderby river

  06-08-2026 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Matthew Warren will never forget the “miracle” that took place on the Shuswap River in Enderby over the B.C. Day long weekend, after his nine-year-old son submerged in the water and didn’t come back up.The Warrens, from Calgary, had gone to the beach at W.J. Tuey Regional Park Monday afternoon, Aug. 3, at the behest of Paul-Angelo, their youngest son, who was eager for a beach day.
  “He wanted to go to a beach and play, we said ‘OK buddy, we’ll do it for you,&r
  
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• B.C. man finishes 3rd in poker’s World Championship, wins $3.75M

  06-08-2026 22:15 via abbynews.com
  
  White Rock resident Greg Mueller is $3.75 million richer after coming in third in the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  The former professional hockey player produced the deepest World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event run by a Canadian in 16 years, and outlasted 9,208 players in the fourth-largest Main Event field in history, a Poker.Org release shared.
  Mueller, who played professional hockey in Germany, is a three-time WSOP bracelet winner and this time, he came withi
  
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• B.C. home second to be built with fire resistant magnesium oxide panels

  06-08-2026 22:07 via abbynews.com
  
  A Canadian material science and technology company is trying to use fire resistant materials in Okanagan homes.A new home on Richter Street is now the second home in Kelowna to be built using magnesium cement and boards instead of more traditionally used materials like Oriented Standard Boards, gypsum or plywood.
  On July 28, staff from ZS2 Technologies – the Alberta-based supplier of the magnesium boards – allowed developers, reporters and local municipal planning staff onto the Rich
  
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• B.C. updates consumer protection laws to better regulate contracts

  06-08-2026 21:57 via abbynews.com
  
  Attorney General Niki Sharma says changes to B.C.’s consumer protection laws will “put consumers back in control.”
  The changes to B.C.’s Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act came into effect on Aug. 1. The amendments are meant to modernize B.C.’s consumer protection laws to regulate consumer contracts to better reflect the marketplace, promote fairness and transparency, strengthen consumer rights and help people make informed financial decisions.
  “M
  
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• RCMP investigating ‘string of suspicious fires’ in North Shuswap

  06-08-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Police are investigating after North Shuswap residents and firefighters found themselves responding to what the regional district is calling a “string of suspicious fires.”
  At around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, Celista firefighters responded to a brush fire along Squilax Anglemont Road. They arrived to find three small fires, spaced approximately 100 metres apart, burning in a ditch.
  “Residents were assisting with fire suppression until the fire department arrived to put t
  
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• How Abbotsford has battled back to fight doctor shortages

  06-08-2026 20:50 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford Division of Family Practice seems to have cracked the code on retaining physicians and a big part of that is a unique strategy developed over three years ago.
  Abbotsford has never had a problem attracting physicians, but enticing them to stay in the community by finding the right fit has proven to be a successful formula.ADOFP welcomed 26 new family doctors to the community last year and the retention rate for doctors completing their residency program in Abbotsford and deciding t
  
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• Deadly cat virus discovered in kittens found in Abbotsford

  06-08-2026 20:45 via abbynews.com
  
  A deadly cat virus has been detected in Metro Vancouver and there is a warning out for cat owners to take precautions.
  The virus is called feline panleukopenia, the viral disease also known as feline distemper, and it is a highly contagious and often fatal virus, especially for young, unvaccinated cats.An alert was put out by Regional Animal Protection Society (RAPS) – a registered charity in Richmond dedicated to helping animals and their people – on Wednesday, Aug. 5, after multipl
  
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• UPDATE: New evacuation orders, alerts added to Quilpituk Creek wildfire, increased activity expected

  06-08-2026 19:51 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE 10:38 a.m.
  An new evacuation alert has been issued to properties south of Cinnabar Creek, including the Wilson’s Landing area and west rural areas due to increased fire activity.
  Residents at the following residents must be ready to leave at a moment’s notice in case the alert is upgraded to an order:
  1750 N Westside Road to 3523 N Westside Road, Bald Range Creek Bear Creek Road, north and west of existing gravel pit, Canon Creek, Jenny Creek Road, Lake Okanagan Resort, Westsi
  
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• Attorney general agrees Abbotsford inmate’s rights breached during 2 incidents

  06-08-2026 19:35 via abbynews.com
  
  The attorney general of Canada has agreed that an Abbotsford inmate’s charter rights were violated by correctional officers during two incidents in 2022, but disputes there were any infringements during a third incident.
  The statements were made July 13 in a response to a notice of civil claim filed in late 2024 by Franjo Perovic, currently an inmate at Pacific Regional Treatment Centre in Abbotsford.
  In his civil suit, Perovic states that the use of force used on him was “entirely u
  
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• Aldergrove semi-truck driver charged in fatal 2025 Cariboo motorcycle crash

  06-08-2026 19:34 via abbynews.com
  
  An Aldergrove man has been charged in connection with a 2025 Highway 97 collision that killed a motorcyclist north of Quesnel.
  According to BC Highway Patrol, on July 24, 2025, a Kenworth tractor-trailer collided with a Harley-Davidson motorcycle on Highway 97 near Naver Creek Road.
  The motorcycle rider, a 42-year-old man from Chemainus, died in the collision.
  BC Highway Patrol investigated the incident and forwarded its findings to the BC Prosecution Service.
  On July 21, 2026, charges were appr
  
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• Campbell River RCMP seize crack cocaine, $77k in raid

  06-08-2026 18:37 via abbynews.com
  
  On July 9, 2026, following a three-month investigation, members of the Campbell River RCMP Street Crime unit with the assistance of General duty, Major Crime and Police dog services executed a search warrant in the 500 block of South Alder Street.
  As a result of the warrant and search, more than 225 grams of suspected cocaine, 10 grams of suspected crack cocaine, 4.5 kg of marijuana and more than $77,000 in cash was located and seized.
  A 62-year-old Campbell River man and a 58-year-old Campbell
  
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• PLAYER’S DIARY: Changing positions changes Vancouver FC athlete’s career

  06-08-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Last season, I was playing as a striker for Simon Fraser University.
  Now, in my first season as a professional with Vancouver FC, I’m playing as a defender.
  Sometimes you need to be willing to play in a different position to take the next step.I grew up playing local soccer in the Lower Mainland as a winger and attacking midfielder. I was an average winger and a collegiate-level striker. I wasn’t going to go pro in those positions.
  Then I moved to defence last year and got a professi
  
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• Air quality warnings remain in effect for Lower Mainland

  06-08-2026 17:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Air quality warnings remain in effect for the Lower Mainland on Thursday (Aug. 6).
  An orange air quality warning that comes with “very high health risk” continues for parts of the Fraser Valley, including Chilliwack, Hope, and Agassiz, as of the latest update from Environment Canada at 4:48 a.m.
  A yellow air quality warning, meaning a “high health risk”, is in effect for areas including Abbotsford, Mission, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Tri-Cities, Surrey, Langley, White Roc
  
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