Pitt Meadows city council endorsed the city’s 2026 budget, with increases in property taxes and utilities that will total $318 per year for the average home. That’s based on a residential property with an assessment of $1.18 million, and it’s an increase of 6.5 per cent from the 2025 budget. It includes an annual property […]

Officials say the rainfall has started to ease in the Fraser Valley, while the river flows in the Nooksack River are expected to peak at 10 p.m. and ease by early morning. The Emergency Management Ministry called for the urgent online update Wednesday night (Dec. 10) to address the flooding situation in the Fraser Valley,

Almost all highways were closed leading in and out of Hope by Wednesday evening, as heavy rains persisted in the region. Highway 7 was the first to close in the afternoon, when a landslide near the Haig Station hit the roadway. That closure runs between Highway 9 and Ross Road and assessment is expected on

Police raced to the Salvation Army’s housing facility in Maple Ridge Wednesday afternoon after they received a call about a man with a weapon. An unmarked vehicle and three marked vehicles could be seen outside in the parking lot at 222 Street and Lougheed Highway at around 3:15 p.m. However, Ridge Meadows Mounties said, when

The Ministry of Transportation and Transit has issued a travel advisory for areas in the Fraser Valley where there is a risk of flooding. People are asked to avoid travel unless necessary until the heavy rainfall passes and water levels subside. The ministry issued the advisory on Wednesday at about 7:15 p.m., following a day