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Babytown: The Fraser Valley is a magnet for infants

Babytown: The Fraser Valley is a magnet for infants

No single age group has contributed more new in-province migrants than kids under one. Part 4 of The Changing Valley Series.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
What makes a space accessible?

What makes a space accessible?

Langley Pos-Abilities Society is developing an app that maps accessible public buildings across the Lower Mainland.

Joti Grewal
Joti Grewal
Calls for an overdose prevention hub in Langley

Calls for an overdose prevention hub in Langley

The Lookout Society is advocating the Township of Langley for a fixed brick and mortar health centre to address the overdose crisis; where staff can supervise consumption, offer counselling, addiction treatment, as well as housing and outreach services.

Joti Grewal
Joti Grewal
Agassiz Rosedale Bridge will be obsolete by 2057—if nothing is done

Agassiz Rosedale Bridge will be obsolete by 2057—if nothing is done

A decade-old report shows that the Agassiz Rosedale Bridge will be obsolete in 35 years. It had recommendations to make the bridge last longer, but the province isn't implementing them.

Grace Kennedy
Grace Kennedy
From Харків to Chilliwack: the connections, history, and people tying Canada to Ukraine

From Харків to Chilliwack: the connections, history, and people tying Canada to Ukraine

Katia Zavgorodnia's family is facing shelling in Kharkiv. The Prochnaus escaped growing unrest in 20th century Ukraine. Both show the Fraser Valley's connection to the history of Ukraine, and Canada's connection to that country.

Grace Kennedy
Grace Kennedy
The Fraser Valley flood

The Fraser Valley flood

Find every story the Fraser Valley Current wrote about the 2021 landslides and flooding here.

Fraser Valley Current staff
Fraser Valley Current staff
A deep dive into Sumas Prairie’s soil

A deep dive into Sumas Prairie’s soil

The province began preliminary sampling of surface water at Sumas Prairie locations in December; results from five of the six testing locations revealed poor water quality.

Joti Grewal
Joti Grewal
Date set for Fraser Valley bus-to-SkyTrain connection

Date set for Fraser Valley bus-to-SkyTrain connection

New technology to finally address long-running transit challenge for visually impaired riders.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
Saving Alexandra Lodge

Saving Alexandra Lodge

Shirley and Ken MacKinnon have taken on a bold task: to revitalize a run-down Fraser Canyon landmark and turn it into a bold new space for the community.

Grace Kennedy
Grace Kennedy
How can the Fraser Valley support its seniors?

How can the Fraser Valley support its seniors?

In a Q&A with BC Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie, we dive into how communities can better support seniors before they end up in long-term care.

Grace Kennedy
Grace Kennedy
Fraser Valley rural areas still lack detailed evacuation plans years after audit warning

Fraser Valley rural areas still lack detailed evacuation plans years after audit warning

The Fraser Valley Regional District was told in 2019 that its program was insufficient, and has reinvigorated its attempt to come into compliance.

Grace Kennedy
Grace Kennedy
Abbotsford & Mission ditch $85 million collector well plan after grant denied

Abbotsford & Mission ditch $85 million collector well plan after grant denied

Cities will instead look to boost water system by spending $77 million on eight different traditional wells, if federal money comes through.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen