Greg Knill

The annual Purple Light Nights 2016 campaign kicks off Monday

Opinion: Shining a light

Purple Light Nights offer a beacon of hope and information for those dealing with domestic violence

The annual Purple Light Nights 2016 campaign kicks off Monday
Bronze statue of Piper James Richardson

Column: The pipes of James Richardson

The actions of a young piper from Chilliwack were heroic, and the efforts to preserve his memory deserve our thanks.

Bronze statue of Piper James Richardson
Used needle in a Chilliwack parking lot.

Column: Addiction is an illness in need of a cure

We need an addictions program in this province that addresses the situation with the urgency it demands.

Used needle in a Chilliwack parking lot.
Changes to the Lickman interchange will include additional lanes and a new two-lane roundabout.

Opinion: Keep on trucking

Welcome news about a chronic bottleneck in Chilliwack.

Changes to the Lickman interchange will include additional lanes and a new two-lane roundabout.
One of many homeless camps that have been established in the Chilliwack area recently.

Column: Homelessness in Chilliwack and the slow, but steady path forward

There has been an effort to get a handle on the homeless situation in Chilliwack for the past eight years. But more can be done.

One of many homeless camps that have been established in the Chilliwack area recently.
The arrival of fall and the return of rainy weather

Opinion: See and be seen

Injuries and accidents are a familiar theme as the days shorten and the weather turns.

The arrival of fall and the return of rainy weather

Opinion: A pitch for new schools in Chilliwack

If the province is looking for a place to spend its larger-than-expected surplus, SD33 might have a suggestion.

Nearly 95 arrests were made during a joint enforcement initiative targeting property crime by Chilliwack and Mission RCMP and the Abbotsford Police Department

Opinion: Crime prevention on the home front

Police crack downs like the recent Project Valley Sweep are only part of the solution to rising property crime rates.

Nearly 95 arrests were made during a joint enforcement initiative targeting property crime by Chilliwack and Mission RCMP and the Abbotsford Police Department

Opinion: The missing exchange

The provision of clean needles must come with an equal commitment from health agencies to retrieve the dirty ones.

Opinion: A back to school primer on safety

There are some basic laws at play every time we drive a vehicle – and they aren't just the ones enforced by police.

A small fire in the Chilliwack River Valley on Friday afternoon.

Opinion: Fires carry a cost

Human-caused forest fires like the one this week in Chilliwack are a preventable waste money and a diversion of valuable resources

A small fire in the Chilliwack River Valley on Friday afternoon.
Griffin Security members remind an overnight camper in Salish Park that he has to move on after 8 a.m.

Opinion: Lessons on homelessness from Medicine Hat

Critics of Chilliwack's approach to homelessness often point to Medicine Hat – a city that vowed to end homelessness by 2015.

Griffin Security members remind an overnight camper in Salish Park that he has to move on after 8 a.m.
Site plan of the new Molson Coors brewing facility announced for Chilliwack.

Opinion: Hard work on brewery move pays off for Chilliwack

The economic implications of the Molson Coors decision to relocate its brewery to Chilliwack are hard to overstate.

Site plan of the new Molson Coors brewing facility announced for Chilliwack.

Opinion: Park bylaw change a pre-emptive strike

Chilliwack had little choice but to allow homeless to camp overnight in public parks.

Opinion: Pipeline risk too great

Construction of an additional oil pipeline across the sole source of Chilliwack's drinking water is a risk not worth taking.

Sardis Secondary teacher Tania Toth and student Ryann Allenby with fresh radish harvested from the school’s community garden project.

Chilliwack summer school feeds a hunger for knowledge

Now in its second year, the Chilliwack school district's community garden learning project just harvested its first crop of the season.

Sardis Secondary teacher Tania Toth and student Ryann Allenby with fresh radish harvested from the school’s community garden project.
The Chilliwack Museum is offering free one-year memberships to newcomers to Chilliwack.

Opinion: History helps us connect

Chilliwack Museum has unveiled a great plan to help new residents understand and connect with their new home. But why stop there?

The Chilliwack Museum is offering free one-year memberships to newcomers to Chilliwack.
Rezoning signs have gone up on properties along Elder Ave. in Chilliwack

Opinion: Molson would be a good fit for Chilliwack

There could be some good news brewing in Chilliwack.

Rezoning signs have gone up on properties along Elder Ave. in Chilliwack
Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz

Opinion: Be a crime fighter

Additional police resources in Chilliwack is a welcome step. But there's more all of us can do to prevent crime in our community.

Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz
Expansion would increase the frequency of the No. 1 route to every 15 minutes in peak hours.

Opinion: Chilliwack transit keeps moving forward

The next phase in the system’s evolution promises increased frequency on key routes, and expansion into growing pockets of population.

Expansion would increase the frequency of the No. 1 route to every 15 minutes in peak hours.
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