The Fraser River continues to rise. Now Langley Township and Abbotsford residents living in unprotected areas have been placed on evacation alert. That means people living in the Glen Valley area need to be ready to evacuate on short notice. The Glen Valley flood plain area is not protected by dykes. Residents in unprotected areas of northwest … [Read more...]
Chilliwack issues flood alert
June 18, 2012 by
An evacuation alert has been issued for some Chilliwack residents. The alert affects people who live on properties that are outside of the city's dyke system, and the alert means those people should be prepared to leave on short notice. In a release, the City of Chilliwack says the flows for the Fraser River are projected to increase at Hope with … [Read more...]
Postal workers on alert for any more body parts
June 6, 2012 by
The Vancouver local of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers says workers are hyper-sensitive after body parts arrived by mail at two schools. President Robert Mulvin says with concerns over more body parts, possibly being in the mail system, workers are being told to be extra cautious. Mulvin says Canada Post has processes to deal with suspicious … [Read more...]
Smoke alarm and alert grandmother save Abbotsford family
April 8, 2012 by
A family in Abbotsford is very lucky after a fire early this morning caused an estimated $ 100,000 of damage to their house, three vehicles and a neighbouring home. The fire broke out shortly before 12:30 in the 31800 block of Mayne Avenue. Deputy Fire Chief Mike Helmer says eight adults and two young children are all safe, thanks to a smoke … [Read more...]
Another Amber Alert ends successfully
September 28, 2011 by
The centre of Tuesday night's Amber Alert is now safely at home with his mother. Surrey RCMP issued an Amber Alert about 9:40 Tuesday evening. They believed the 4 year old boy, Jacob McBeath, had been taken by his father Benjamin. Police had reason to believe there was an altercation between the father and mother and the boy was … [Read more...]
Hebert RCMP Amber Alert roll out report has yet to arrive on Solicitor General’s desk
September 25, 2011 by
BC's Solicitor General is still waiting after questioning how the RCMP handled the Amber Alert for Sparwood toddler Kienan Hebert... Shirley Bond says she is confident answers are coming as the Mounties take a hard look at how they handled the Amber Alert roll out. She says she was very pleased to see the RCMP … [Read more...]
Possible Break in Amber Alert was False Alarm
September 10, 2011 by
The possible break in the Amber Alert of Kienan Hebert was a false alarm. The 2 o'clock BC Ferry from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay was returned to the dock in Tsawwassen at the request of Delta Police but the reports that it was related to Hebert were incorrect. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
3 days later, “Limited” Amber Alert issued in Alberta
September 10, 2011 by
The Amber Alert has now been expanded to include Alberta, three days after it was issued in B.C., for the disappearance of 3 year old Kienan Hebert. Sergeant Pat Webb of the Alberta RCMP says the alert will be posted on the province's Emergency Management website, Facebook and on "some" highway signs. But Webb insists this is not a full Amber … [Read more...]
Amber Alert sighting of suspect car
September 9, 2011 by
Kamloops RCMP have confirmed there was a possible sighting of 46-year old Randall Hopley's car Thursday night. Sgt. Nathalie Fehr says the sighting happened around 8pm at the Safeway on Fortune Drive, "The witness didn't see the entire license plate. Some of the license plate matched and the description of the vehicle matched so he thought best of … [Read more...]
