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A Fraser Valley guide to the 2022 Beijing Olympics

Feb 8, 2022

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4 min read

A Fraser Valley guide to the 2022 Beijing Olympics

Two Fraser Valley athletes are competing in the 2022 Beijing Olympics: Kevin Hill and Reece Howden. Find out when they are competing.

$228M in recovery funding for Fraser Valley farmers

Feb 7, 2022

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5 min read

$228M in recovery funding for Fraser Valley farmers

The funding announcement is the largest in BC's history, matching the largest agriculture disaster in BC's history. Applications are now open for local farmers.

‘Sometimes we’re shaking our head’: Hope waits for province as flood danger increases

Feb 7, 2022

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8 min read

‘Sometimes we’re shaking our head’: Hope waits for province as flood danger increases

It will cost the District of Hope $11 million to protect its community from future floods on the Coquihalla River, but says provincial money isn't coming in fast enough

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
When does spring hit the Fraser Valley? We looked at the numbers.
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Feb 4, 2022

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When does spring hit the Fraser Valley? We looked at the numbers.

Winter technically ends on March 20, but most people have their own concept of just when spring gets here. Here are six possible start dates to spring in the Fraser Valley.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
The insect invader that grows in your berry blossoms

Feb 3, 2022

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7 min read

The insect invader that grows in your berry blossoms

The invasive weevil was discovered in the valley in 2019, and researchers are taking a closer look at the impact it could have for growers.

Questions after ICBC sells affordable rental complex in central Abbotsford to developers

Feb 2, 2022

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9 min read

Questions after ICBC sells affordable rental complex in central Abbotsford to developers

Deal prompts questions about whether ICBC’s financial interests clash with the provincial government’s attempts to address the housing crisis

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
A New Year, an old soup, and a family tradition

Feb 1, 2022

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5 min read

A New Year, an old soup, and a family tradition

In Chilliwack, Lunar New Year celebrations are limited but since moving to the community from Korea 10 years ago, Euna Go has continued one tradition very important to her and thankfully she doesn't have to travel far to make it happen.

Joti Grewal
Joti Grewal

Eastern Valley

Small towns, big disasters

Jan 31, 2022

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11 min read

Small towns, big disasters

In the first story of a three-part series, we look at how rural communities weathered the November disaster, and what unique challenges residents and governments in those areas face.

How raising the Sumas dike could spur highway widening between Chilliwack & Abbotsford

Jan 28, 2022

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How raising the Sumas dike could spur highway widening between Chilliwack & Abbotsford

Raising the dike that protects Sumas Prairie may require also rebuilding the key highway bridge that goes over it. Could that construction lead to other highway projects in the area?

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
Change on the ground, change on the map

Jan 27, 2022

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9 min read

Change on the ground, change on the map

A new electoral boundary commission could see significant changes to riding boundaries in the Fraser Valley. But those changes are just more than lines on a map.

How vulnerable is Langley to a major flood?

Jan 26, 2022

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9 min read

How vulnerable is Langley to a major flood?

Joti Grewal
Joti Grewal
US floodway lays out route for floodwaters between Nooksack and Canadian border

Jan 25, 2022

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12 min read

US floodway lays out route for floodwaters between Nooksack and Canadian border

‘This is what Canada is desperately afraid of,’ one US official warns as Whatcom County considers buying out property owners in floodway between the banks of the Nooksack and Sumas Prairie

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
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