Two old buildings battle for $50,000
Ten heritage sites across Canada are competing for a cash prize, including two from the Fraser Valley. The winner will be decided by the voting public.
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The Fraser Valley’s February to-do list
Baking classes, swing-dancing, and archive tours are just some of the Fraser Valley’s February events.
Is your city ignoring its own snow-shoveling rules?
As cities demand residents clear sidewalks in front of their property for the safety of their neighbours, some Fraser Valley municipalities neglect their own responsibilities.
Are election signs key to free speech?
“It is a slippery slope to inhibit freedom of expression,” a Fraser Valley MP wrote in a letter to municipality considering new sign restrictions.
How 2004-era planners overestimated two decades of Fraser Valley growth
The Fraser Valley has grown rapidly, but still fallen short of population projections made two decades ago.
The Fraser Valley flood, through children’s eyes
Concern for cats and the loss of Lego punctuated post-flood stories told by children who lived by 2021’s Fraser Valley flooding.
Progress in Mission as Chilliwack & Abbotsford wait for court-ordered schools
A Mission francophone school will get a new school, but province still faces $2 billion bill for schools elsewhere
43 ways to make friends in the Fraser Valley
An Abbotsford newcomer wanted to know where to meet people in the Fraser Valley. We asked our readers. They responded en masse.
How Chilliwack became BC’s favourite destination for in-province movers
Every year Vancouver loses more than 10,000 residents to other BC communities. Many are heading to the Fraser Valley.
What it’s like to lose 200,000 chickens in a flood: a Sumas Prairie farmer in his own words
Corry Spitters shares how he and his family and staff returned to save his Sumas Prairie farm despite authorities preventing access during the 2021 floods. The ninth in a series of first-hand accounts collected by the Climate Disaster Project and Fraser Valley Current.