Add StudioX as a preferred source on GoogleURGENT PUBLIC-SAFETY ALERT — Saturday, October 31, 2026. EmergencyInfoBC is warning that a TELUS mobile-service disruption may affect people trying to reach 9-1-1 in parts of Chilliwack, Vancouver and Abbotsford.
The provincial emergency-information service said Friday that 9-1-1 wireless fallback coverage from an alternate carrier is available in the affected region. It advises anyone whose emergency call will not connect to seek help from people nearby and go to the nearest emergency service.
What residents should do
- Call 9-1-1 as usual if you need immediate police, fire or ambulance assistance.
- If the call does not connect, ask someone nearby for help and go to the nearest emergency service, following EmergencyInfoBC’s advice.
- Do not assume the disruption affects every neighbourhood or every TELUS customer; the warning refers to parts of the three cities.
- Check TELUS’s service-status page for updates before relying on a restoration estimate.
What is known about the disruption
EmergencyInfoBC’s warning identifies parts of Chilliwack, Vancouver and Abbotsford as areas where TELUS mobile service problems may affect access to 9-1-1. The public alert does not identify specific neighbourhood boundaries or provide a restoration time.
During a Saturday-morning check, TELUS’s service-status page was listing an active wireless-service degradation in Chilliwack, with four services marked as impacted. The summary did not identify each affected service. That status listing does not, by itself, establish that every 9-1-1 call in Chilliwack is failing.
The cause of the mobile disruption and the time required to restore normal service were not confirmed in the official information reviewed for this alert.
Where to check for updates
Residents can monitor EmergencyInfoBC’s official updates and the TELUS service-status page. Fraser Valley Today also reported on the earlier service disruption affecting parts of the Fraser Valley and the potential impact on 9-1-1 access.
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Sources: EmergencyInfoBC; TELUS Service Status; Fraser Valley Today, October 30, 2026.
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