About Us.

Our team of local journalists will give you everything you need to start your day and better understand your neighbours, community, and the issues that matter to you and your city.

Tyler Olsen

Managing Editor

Tyler grew up in Vernon, graduated with a bachelor of journalism from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, and worked for the Vernon Morning Star, Chilliwack Times, and Abbotsford News covering crime, courts, politics, municipal affairs, health care, and a range of other issues. He has won four Jack Webster Awards and a National Newspaper Award.

Grace Kennedy

Reporter

Grace was born and raised in Langley, but graduated with a degree in journalism and the history of science from the University of King’s College in Halifax. She has worked for newspapers across the Lower Mainland, and in 2019 was named New Journalist of the Year by the BC Yukon Community Newspaper Association. Her work has won an Atlantic Journalism Award and a Jack Webster Award; she has also been nominated for multiple community newspaper awards. Grace joined Tyler at The Current one month after its launch, and has been covering the valley from her home-base in Chilliwack ever since.

Fraser Valley Current is published by Overstory Media Group. 
6060 Silver Drive, Burnaby, BC V5H 0H5, Canada

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada.