The largest source of revenue for organized crime doesn’t come from counterfeit cigarettes or illicit drugs. It comes from the illicit trade in counterfeit products for everything and anything – toothbrushes, auto parts, electrical goods, circuit breakers. Even Louis Vuitton handbags. North Okanagan Shuswap Crime Stoppers Society (NOCSS) members learned this by attending the provincial […]

Gaining access to Highway 11 will soon require a bit more time for drivers taking Highway 1 through the Fraser Valley. The provincial government recently announced two rounds of overnight closures for the off-ramp in this part of Abbotsford, forcing commuters to take detours at other nearby interchanges. The construction taking place in this area

Two upcoming concerts at Garibaldi Secondary School will have people swaying to the sounds of the jazz and concert band programs. On Monday, May 11, there will be a special outdoors Summer Send-Off Band Concert featuring all of the school’s band groups – Grade 8 Band; Grade 9 Jr. Band; Grade 10 Band; Sr. Band;

The ups and downs of the U.S. softwood lumber dispute have created a crippling decade of uncertainty for B.C. companies, particularly the value-added manufacturing sector. The Independent Wood Processors Association (IWPA) has put out a release analyzing the recent preliminary U.S. softwood lumber ruling now under review, noting “the dispute has become a broken process”

One man from Chilliwack and another from Coquitlam have been charged with multiple drug trafficking offences following an investigation that resulted in the seizure of drugs, cash and paraphernalia. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada approved several charges against Jerry William Lyons, 59, from Chilliwack and 33-year-old Kousha Vahabi Adl of Coquitlam on March 15.