Fraser Valley Current

1 week ago | fvcurrent.com | Tyler Olsen

☀ High 19CGood morning!Last week, Toronto was still in the fringes of winter. It snowed while I was there—not much, but enough to make me wish I had remembered to get my scarf from the hotel room. Meanwhile, here in the Fraser Valley, my garden is awash in flowers. The peas are popping up, and the spinach is beginning to sprout. The only snow I’ve seen on this coast are the white petals floating down from the blossom trees surrounding my backyard.

1 week ago | fvcurrent.com | Tyler Olsen

Canada’s elected representatives in the House of Commons play a vital role in protecting democracy from authoritarian overreach. 📷 House of Commons/Tyler OlsenThis story first appeared in the April 17, 2025, edition of the Fraser Valley Current newsletter. Subscribe for free to get Fraser Valley news in your email every weekday morning. Democracy isn’t inherently permanent.

1 week ago | fvcurrent.com | Tyler Olsen

☀ High 19CGood morning!The hide-a-bed couch is the hardest piece of furniture to move. There is no question. If you disagree, you have never had to move a true hide-a-bed. My wife bought one such devil’s couch over the weekend. The things seem like a great idea until the moment you try to pick it up. The thing looks like a normal couch. You think it’s going to be awkward like a normal couch. Then you feel its weight and want to just set fire to the thing on the spot.

1 week ago | fvcurrent.com | Grace Kennedy |Tyler Olsen

Canada’s Parliament buildings are located in Ottawa on Parliament hill. They house the main branches of Canada’s federal government. 📷 Tyler OlsenThis story first appeared in the Wednesday, April 16 edition of the Fraser Valley Current newsletter. Subscribe for free to get Fraser Valley news in your email every weekday morning. The further you get from your last social studies course, the more likely you are to vote.

1 week ago | fvcurrent.com | Grace Kennedy

⛅ High 17CGood morning!You needn’t have worried. I did not run out of books on my train trip to Toronto. And even if I had, apparently VIA Rail keeps a few stacks of old forgotten novels in various places on the train so I would have been covered regardless. It was lovely to have some time away from my desk and responsibilities, and I am now geared up to get back into reporting. With the federal election less than two weeks away, both Tyler and I are going to have a lot on our plates.