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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Alexandra Lodge: a renovation update
Rebuilding work is continuing on a Fraser Canyon landmark and the owners are looking for volunteers who want to help out.
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.
Killing owls to save owls
How efforts to save the endangered northern spotted owl have led to the culling of another type of owl in British Columbia.
Return of the owl: a decades-long fight finally brings the ‘messenger of the forest’ home
The release of three northern spotted owls was the culmination of decades of work, civil service battles, and Indigenous advocacy. The future, though, remains perilous.
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.
‘Lord save us!’: How a landslide changed Wanda Turner
Wanda Turner’s vehicle was hit by a wall of mud as she attempted to return to her Chilliwack home during 2021’s atmospheric river disaster.
Harlem Globetrotters, agriculture show, live theatre, cooking, and tree chipping: the Fraser Valley’s must-do January events
The Current’s selection of events happening the next four weeks in Agassiz, Hope, Mission, Chilliwack, Abbotsford, and Langley.
Fraser Valley ice storm information hub: links, travel info, and how not to die
How not to kill yourself if you need to barbecue your Christmas meal and other important ice-storm information.
Othello Tunnels may remain closed through 2023
Hope’s most popular tourist attraction is not expected to open this summer, according to BC Parks. Sarah Brown, who runs the Hope Visitor Centre, knows the tunnels are a unique attraction and part of the province’s history.