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VIDEO: Early morning blast and fire rocks rural Langley
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (442+ words) Published 5:00 pm Saturday, March 21, 2026 Neighbour Art Bandenieks said the area was rocked by "a gigantic blast" that sent a fireball and clouds of smoke billowing high into the air. (Art Bandenieks/Special to Langley Advance Times) Six Township fire trucks…...
Sandbag station set up for residents by District of Hope as relentless rain adds up
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (222+ words) Published 11:20 am Wednesday, March 18, 2026 A self-fill sandbagging station was set up on 7th avenue in Hope. (District of Hope) With the steady rain continuing in Hope this week residents can access a sandbagging station on 7th Avenue, according to the District of…...
PHOTOS: Skaters bring beach vibes to ice at year-end show in Hope
1+ week, 4+ day ago (167+ words) Published 9:35 am Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Brinley Brocklehurst skates to the song How Far I'll Go during the Hope Skating Club's annual year-end ice show "Sun, Sand and Skates' at the Hope Recreation Centre on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Jenna Hauck/ Hope Standard) Members…...
Hope firefighters climb for charity
1+ week, 5+ day ago (497+ words) Published 4:00 pm Monday, March 9, 2026 (L-R) Hope firefighters Blayne Taylor, Salvador Perez de Leon, Eddie Fox, and Kevin Brandt participated in the 2026 Climb the Wall fundraiser for the BC Lung Foundation. (Contributed) Four Hope firefighters raced up stair after stair " 48 storeys…...
VIDEO: Thousands of dollars in Pokémon cards stolen from Abbotsford store
2+ week, 1+ day ago (299+ words) Published 10:25 am Friday, March 6, 2026 House of Cards in Abbotsford was broken into, with thousands of dollars in Pokemon cards stolen on Friday, March 6. (House of Cards Abbotsford/screenshot) House of Cards president Brandon Chreptyk was faced with an ugly reality…...
Abbotsford woman loses everything in RV explosion and fire
2+ week, 2+ day ago (341+ words) Published 2:20 pm Thursday, March 5, 2026 An explosion and fire occurred Monday, March 2 at an Abbotsford RV Park, resulting in serious injuries to the woman who lived in the trailer. An online fundraising campaign is now underway in her name. An online…...
$10 a Day ChildCareBC provider enrolment put on pause in Budget 2026
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (563+ words) Published 4:08 pm Tuesday, February 17, 2026 B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey presents Budget 2026 to media in Victoria on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (Lauren Collins/Black Press Media) The provincial government will be pausing the enrolment of new providers for the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program, as…...
B.C. is raising taxes and cutting public sector jobs as provincial debt soars
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (621+ words) Published 2:00 pm Tuesday, February 17, 2026 B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey presents Budget 2026 to media in Victoria on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (Lauren Collins/Black Press Media) B.C.s latest budget will slash public sector jobs and raise taxes. But the provinces debt is still expected…...
Abbotsford officer charged in relation to serious 2025 crash
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (250+ words) Published 1:07 pm Tuesday, February 17, 2026 An Abbotsford Police officer has been charged with a driving offence related to a serious collision a year ago. BC Prosecution Service stated in a press release on Tuesday (Feb. 17) that Const. Scott McClure has been…...
Cultural burn near Merritt could be seen from Coquihalla, Okanagan Connector: BCWS
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (219+ words) Published 12:30 pm Tuesday, February 17, 2026 BC Wildfire Service conducting a cultural burn with the Lower Similkameen Indian Band in March 2025. (Lower Similkameen Indian Band) Fire and smoke may be visible residents living around the Nicola Valley as well as travellers on…...