Jennifer Feinberg

Four sites up for new traffic lights

Four busy intersections across Chilliwack are on the list to receive a new set of traffic lights.

Fiona Taylor

Making the case for smart meters

A BC Hydro official argued there are many concrete benefits to smart metering, and she mapped out some of them for a small crowd in Chilliwack on Thursday.

Fiona Taylor
Donizetti’s Anna Bolena kicks off “The Met: Live in HD” series at the Galaxy Cinemas at Eagle Landing.

Thrilling opera season comes to the big screen

The Metropolitan Opera is coming to Galaxy Cinemas Chilliwack via satellite in high-definition.

Donizetti’s Anna Bolena kicks off “The Met: Live in HD” series at the Galaxy Cinemas at Eagle Landing.
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Raising the roof at downtown mission

The new roof installation was completed last week at Ruth and Naomi’s Mission site on Fletcher Street.

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Beverly Coles (left) and Shelley Bolan are launching Purple Light Nights on Oct. 4.

Shining a purple light into the night

Domestic violence is completely unacceptable in Chilliwack — or anywhere else. That's the message of Purple Light Nights, kicking off next week.

Beverly Coles (left) and Shelley Bolan are launching Purple Light Nights on Oct. 4.
Erik Stephany won first place for his poem 'Culture on a Plate' in the Langley International Festival Society's 2011 Creative Writing Competition.

Culture on a Plate earns tasty win

Preparing food from around the world is a family tradition at the Stephany household in Chilliwack.

So it wasn’t really a stretch for Erik Stephany, 15, to tackle the tantalizing topic, and wax eloquent for a creative writing contest.

Erik Stephany won first place for his poem 'Culture on a Plate' in the Langley International Festival Society's 2011 Creative Writing Competition.
Retired fire chief Dick Armitage

Training room named for firefighter

He served the Sardis fire hall for decades.

Richard 'Dick' Armitage became a volunteer member of the Sardis fire hall in 1956 when it was located on Knight Road, and served as its brigade chief for years.

Retired fire chief Dick Armitage
Rick Genge (centre) of Spiderlodge Studios works with students in his studio in 2008.

Celebrating the power of imagination

Culture Days 2011 will be celebrated with dozens of events at two Chilliwack venues on October 1.

Rick Genge (centre) of Spiderlodge Studios works with students in his studio in 2008.
Ian Pratt with the Salvation Army and Heather Andersen

Jam the Jeep shows generosity

Over the past month, everyone has been asked to Jam The Jeep at Cottonwood Mall for charity — just in time for the back-to-school season.

Ian Pratt with the Salvation Army and Heather Andersen

Local bluegrass star named jam champion

Local bluegrass star Trisha Gagnon can now claim the title of world champion jam-maker.

There has been $550 million raised over the years by the Terry Fox Foundation for cancer research.

‘This is what one family can do,’ says Chilliwack mayor

A special thank you went out the Terry Fox family from Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz in council chambers Tuesday.

There has been $550 million raised over the years by the Terry Fox Foundation for cancer research.
Bonnie Kilroe performs as Sarah Palin in her upcoming show DIVAS: Vaudeville meets Vegas.

Bonnie Kilroe brings out her divas

Entertainer Bonnie Kilroe played a show in Chilliwack back in May, promising she'd be back with her big Vegas show. Now she's at the Cultural Centre Sept. 24 for Divas: Vaudeville meets Vegas.

Bonnie Kilroe performs as Sarah Palin in her upcoming show DIVAS: Vaudeville meets Vegas.
Tana Mussell and Dan Kelly are two local graduates with the with the Seven Generations Environmental Monitoring course.

Doors opening up for environmental technicians

Tana Mussell and Dan Kelly completed an intensive environmental technician course, and were just hired by Seven Generations Environmental Services to work at BC Hydro’s new Interior to Lower Mainland (ILM) Transmission Project.

Tana Mussell and Dan Kelly are two local graduates with the with the Seven Generations Environmental Monitoring course.
Debbie Bergeron performs Sept. 15 at Bozzini's upstairs lounge.

Bergeron brings songs and stories to Chilliwack

Singer-songwriter Debbie Bergeron is back at Bozzini's Sept. 15 with a captivating show called Songs and Stories.

Debbie Bergeron performs Sept. 15 at Bozzini's upstairs lounge.
George Bivol fights a snag at Peg Leg during the recreational opening of the sockeye run on the Fraser River over the weekend.

Local elder organized rally against fish farms

A rally to protect wild salmon on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery last week included a contingent from Chilliwack.

George Bivol fights a snag at Peg Leg during the recreational opening of the sockeye run on the Fraser River over the weekend.
Mayor Sharon Gaetz and Dave Snider

Getting interactive on the Vedder Rotary Trail

All kinds of fun factoids can be found on the new interactive program, TrailTalker, created for visitors of the Vedder Rotary Trail in Chilliwack.

Mayor Sharon Gaetz and Dave Snider
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Marking 100 years of fire fighting history

The first 100 years of the Chilliwack Fire Department is now captured in book form and ready for sale, said Fire Chief Rick Ryall.

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Rick Quipp cooks freshly caught salmon for guests during the Building Relationships Barbecue hosted by the Cheam First Nation at the Fraser River on Tuesday.

Building relationships at the Cheam barbecue

Cheam First Nation hosted its annual Building Relationships BBQ on Cheam Beach Wednesday, inviting everyone to enjoy a barbecued salmon lunch and some riverside fellowship.

Rick Quipp cooks freshly caught salmon for guests during the Building Relationships Barbecue hosted by the Cheam First Nation at the Fraser River on Tuesday.
There was a slight drop in seasonal camping revenues from Sunnyside Campground this year

Cultus Lake Park Board posts $1 million surplus

A net surplus of more than a million dollars is being reported by Cultus Lake Park Board officials for the first six months of 2011.

There was a slight drop in seasonal camping revenues from Sunnyside Campground this year
Cameron Latimer (left) and The Tractorgrease Folk (including Jeff Bonner

Latimer and Tractorgrease break boundaries

Singer Cameron Latimer is joining the Tractorgrease Folk for an action-packed CD release party Sept. 8 in Chilliwack.

Cameron Latimer (left) and The Tractorgrease Folk (including Jeff Bonner
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