Jennifer Feinberg

Party In The Park tries green approach

It’s an experiment starting at this summer’s Party in the Park to show Chilliwack how easy it is to take food scraps out of the waste stream.

Pay stations coming to Cultus Lake Park

Parking meters are being installed in Cultus Lake Park.

Despite the decision to remove pay parking from provincial parks across B.C., there is no similar move being considered in the lots run by the Cultus Lake Park Board, confirmed board chair Sacha Peter.

Charities ratify bingo deal

Chilliwack Bingo Association charities voted in favour of the deal presented to them by Great Canadian Gaming Corporation over the weekend.

Comedian Derek Edwards performs at the Cultural Centre on May 13.

Derek Edwards is inspired by a sense of the ridiculous

Comedian Derek Edward describes himself as the kind of kid that never really planned ahead. Catch his new show, My Blunderful Life, May 13 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre.

Comedian Derek Edwards performs at the Cultural Centre on May 13.

How to have a healthier community

Community stakeholders have been hammering out a vision for a healthier Chilliwack…

Local singer Inez Jasper had a U.S. radio interview cut short when talk turned to gun control and “Indian solidarity.”

On-air comments bring radio rebuke

Local singer Inez Jasper was unceremoniously taken off the air recently from a college radio station in Wyoming.

Since returning home to Chilliwack, the unfortunate experience has underlined for her some of the key political differences between Canada and the U.S.

Local singer Inez Jasper had a U.S. radio interview cut short when talk turned to gun control and “Indian solidarity.”
Jake's Gift

D-Day drama in HHS Sunday

Jake’s Gift is a surprisingly funny drama that tells the story of a Canadian World War II veteran who reluctantly returns to Normandy for the 60th anniversary of D-Day. This award-winning production will be presented as a special matinée performance at Harrison Memorial Hall on Sunday, May 8, 2 p.m.

Jake's Gift
Supt. Keith Robinson speaks about the Chilliwack RCMP's strategic plan during Tuesday's council meeting at City Hall.

Chilliwack RCMP chart strategic course

Illegal drugs and street crime can be a vicious circle.

The 2011-13 Strategic Plan for the RCMP Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment makes this connection crystal clear:

“From the front line perspective, the Detachment understands these areas are often inter-related: those seeking to support a drug habit often resort to property crime.”

Supt. Keith Robinson speaks about the Chilliwack RCMP's strategic plan during Tuesday's council meeting at City Hall.
Goddess Movement owner Aryn Savard demonstrates some gravity-defying moves for the crowd at Domestic Diva Night

Diva Night saw gravity-defying aerial arts

Organizers are calling the second annual Domestic Diva Night a success after raising more than $1,000 for the Ann Davis Transition Society downtown on Friday night.

Goddess Movement owner Aryn Savard demonstrates some gravity-defying moves for the crowd at Domestic Diva Night

Cultus steps back from the brink

Cultus Lake Park Board is bouncing back from the brink of insolvency.

Students from G.W. Graham school pull invasive ivy from Island 22 on Thursday.

Alien plants pulled at Island 22

Some invasive plants were being pulled from Island 22 Regional Park last week thanks to a group of G.W. Graham students involved in Take Action Day.

Students from G.W. Graham school pull invasive ivy from Island 22 on Thursday.
BC Transit vice president Mike Davis speaks with media about the Transit Future bus during a stop in Chilliwack at City Hall on Monday morning.

Transit Future rolls into Chilliwack

What will it take to get people out of their cars and on the bus?

Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz asked that question while aboard a tricked out BC Transit bus parked at city hall Monday morning for a media event.

BC Transit vice president Mike Davis speaks with media about the Transit Future bus during a stop in Chilliwack at City Hall on Monday morning.
Mother's Day with Patsy Cline starring Bonnie Kilroe is on Sunday

Spend Mother’s Day with Patsy Cline

Bonnie Kilroe of Celebrity Imposters has been around the world with suitcases full of costumes and wigs, doing her version of superstar acts like Patsy Cline, Cher, Barbra Streisand and even Lady Gaga. Now she's coming to Chilliwack on Sunday, May 8 to perform two shows at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre, with a performance she calls simply "Mother's Day with Patsy Cline."

Mother's Day with Patsy Cline starring Bonnie Kilroe is on Sunday

Charities to vote on bingo deal

Chilliwack officials won’t be revisiting their approval of a new community gaming centre with slot machines now that the sale of Chilliwack Bingo Association to a gaming corporation is pending.

Film sets stage for discussions

It’s not always easy to broach the topic of death.The Chilliwack Hospice…

Local artist Sylvie Roussel-Janssens has her show Turf Wars on display in the windows at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve.

Turf Wars at the Blue Heron Nature Reserve

Chilliwack artist Sylvie Roussel-Janssens depicts the growing tension between creeping urbanization and wildlife habitat in her new project, Turf Wars.

Local artist Sylvie Roussel-Janssens has her show Turf Wars on display in the windows at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve.
The Fab Fourever.

Fab Fourever back in the ’Wack

They aren’t some random guys in cheap suits pretending to be the Beatles.

Instruments used by the Fab Fourever are authentic, and they are sticklers for the musical details.

Even their outfits are vintage.

The Fab Fourever.
Emily McLean and Vanessa Epp share views on a fellow students painting at the opening reception of ART33 gallery showing. The School District 33 Annual High School Art Exhbit consists of work of students from Sardis

Show puts spotlight on student artwork

ART33 is the name of the vibrant high school student art show on display now at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre.

The artwork in a variety of media was created by student artists in grades 10, 11 and 12 from all three secondary schools.

Emily McLean and Vanessa Epp share views on a fellow students painting at the opening reception of ART33 gallery showing. The School District 33 Annual High School Art Exhbit consists of work of students from Sardis
Ian Sparkes has had to drain pooling rainwater from his field on the south side of Luckakuck Way before he can plant early corn for the season. Due to the wet weather

April showers complicate planting

A cool, rainy spring can stop some local farmers in their tracks.

Ian Sparkes of Sparkes Corn Barns has been looking to the skies for drier weather so he can get his early sweet corn planted in Chilliwack.

Ian Sparkes has had to drain pooling rainwater from his field on the south side of Luckakuck Way before he can plant early corn for the season. Due to the wet weather

Helping after the disaster

The Best Western Rainbow Country Inn is pulling out all the stops April 21 for Japanese earthquake victims with their heartfelt fundraiser, Here, After, for the Disaster.

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