Jennifer Feinberg

Ted Kim of Chilliwack Bowls of Hope Society ladles soup in the commercial kitchen at the Chilliwack Community Food Hub. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Chilliwack Bowls of Hope seeking support for national school-food program

‘There are school districts that have (school food) programs running, but there is nothing universal’

Ted Kim of Chilliwack Bowls of Hope Society ladles soup in the commercial kitchen at the Chilliwack Community Food Hub. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Anti-racism mural by the Raven-Tacuara collective on the old Auld Phillips building on Fletcher Street near Yale on Aug. 12, 2022. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)

Public forum for newcomers on finding sense of belonging in Chilliwack and beyond

Event March 16 will see panel of speakers discussing local services, people who offer welcome

Anti-racism mural by the Raven-Tacuara collective on the old Auld Phillips building on Fletcher Street near Yale on Aug. 12, 2022. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)
Creekside Home Decor owner Kimberley Byers outside her Chilliwack Wellington Avenue store on Nov. 10, 2022. The store had been broken into for a third time, and she was standing in front of a temporary mural painted over the smashed window. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Downtown Chilliwack business-protection guidelines try to strike balance between safety, design

Proposed guidelines for downtown businesses will be subject of public hearing March 7

Creekside Home Decor owner Kimberley Byers outside her Chilliwack Wellington Avenue store on Nov. 10, 2022. The store had been broken into for a third time, and she was standing in front of a temporary mural painted over the smashed window. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver Feb. 24. (Black Press file photo)

Heavy snow forecast for Fraser Valley and beyond this weekend but contractors are ready

‘Contractors proactively applying anti-icing brine, and will plow and sand’ to remove snow, MOTI said

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver Feb. 24. (Black Press file photo)
Yellow tape around the house the day after shots were heard, people arrested at Kent Road and Fairwood Drive on Feb. 24. (Jennifer Feinberg/ The Chilliwack Progress)

Overnight incident in Chilliwack involved possible gunshots, multiple arrests

Neighbours reported seeing up to 8 people arrested, one treated in ambulance

Yellow tape around the house the day after shots were heard, people arrested at Kent Road and Fairwood Drive on Feb. 24. (Jennifer Feinberg/ The Chilliwack Progress)
Family Down the Fraser follows the Wright Family on a river rafting trip. (Family Down the Fraser/NFB)

UPDATE: Fraser River film from 1978 restored, rereleased by National Film Board

Richard and Rochelle Wright, and their two sons had epic river adventure in large raft

Family Down the Fraser follows the Wright Family on a river rafting trip. (Family Down the Fraser/NFB)
Candlelight Vigil for Ukraine in Chilliwack, near Vedder bridge, Feb. 24, 2023. (Chilliwack Supports Ukraine/Facebook)

Chilliwack group to hold candlelight vigil for peace in Ukraine

Chilliwack is joining communities who’ve chosen to mark one year since Russian invasion

Candlelight Vigil for Ukraine in Chilliwack, near Vedder bridge, Feb. 24, 2023. (Chilliwack Supports Ukraine/Facebook)
On Being Yukiko is the subject of a talk at the Chilliwack Museum on Feb. 23, 2023. (MeditatingBunny.com)

Meet author-illustrators of On Being Yukiko at the Chilliwack Museum

Jeff Chiba Stearns, Lillian Michiko Blakey giving talk on their graphic novel aimed at young people

On Being Yukiko is the subject of a talk at the Chilliwack Museum on Feb. 23, 2023. (MeditatingBunny.com)
Snow is expected Feb. 21, 2023 on the Coquihalla and Highway 3 to Allison Pass. (Pexels/Pixabay photo)

Snowfall warning as storm hits parts of Coquihalla Highway, Highway 3

Winter storm will see snow taper off to flurries this evening after frontal system passes

Snow is expected Feb. 21, 2023 on the Coquihalla and Highway 3 to Allison Pass. (Pexels/Pixabay photo)
Character’s pub owner Marcel Maillet, Major Leagues manager Tyler Beveridge, BIA executive director Trevor MacDonald are lobbying for a ride-hailing service like Uber or Lyft for Chilliwack and the Eastern Fraser Valley. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)

‘The time is now’ for ride-hailing operators in Eastern Fraser Valley, says hospitality group

‘We have customers waiting up to two hours for cabs,” group leader said

Character’s pub owner Marcel Maillet, Major Leagues manager Tyler Beveridge, BIA executive director Trevor MacDonald are lobbying for a ride-hailing service like Uber or Lyft for Chilliwack and the Eastern Fraser Valley. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)
Several police cars converged in the FVRD parking lot off Young Road for a pepper-spray incident on Feb. 16, 2023. (Facebook/Chilliwack Beware Crime & Safety)

Police cars converged on parking lot in Chilliwack after pepper-spray incident

No arrests in incident but 2 people treated by emergency health services outside FVRD building

Several police cars converged in the FVRD parking lot off Young Road for a pepper-spray incident on Feb. 16, 2023. (Facebook/Chilliwack Beware Crime & Safety)
Bailey Road from Chilliwack River Road to Matheson Road will see a new sidewalk and bike lane installed, thanks to $500,000 in ‘active transportation’ funding from the province. (City of Chilliwack webmap)

More than $1M for active transportation around Chilliwack will bring bike lanes, sidewalks

Tzeachten First Nation, City of Chilliwack, and FVRD projects in latest round of provincial funding

Bailey Road from Chilliwack River Road to Matheson Road will see a new sidewalk and bike lane installed, thanks to $500,000 in ‘active transportation’ funding from the province. (City of Chilliwack webmap)
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My Family Doctor award from BC College of Family Physicians celebrates doctor-patient relationship

Nominations are open until March 31, with BCCFP award recipients announced in May.

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Fraser Valley Regional District office on Cheam Avenue in Chilliwack. (Paul Henderson/The Progress)

With Fraser Valley Regional District financial plan 2023-27 ‘conservatism is key,’ says CAO

The 9:30 budget review by Zoom/in person is on Feb. 16, with public participation possible

Fraser Valley Regional District office on Cheam Avenue in Chilliwack. (Paul Henderson/The Progress)
Artist Kayla Isomura at the opening of The Suitcase Project at the Chilliwack Museum on Feb. 9, 2023. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)

Exhibitions explore immigration, cultural identity, and resilience at Chilliwack Museum

The Suitcase Project by Kayla Isomura; Kaleidoscopic by Krista Kilvert, share thread of resilience

Artist Kayla Isomura at the opening of The Suitcase Project at the Chilliwack Museum on Feb. 9, 2023. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)
Students’ Voice members (back row) Braiden Reeves, Gabe Rowaan, Jaden Welch, Aaron Hadley, John René. (GSA), and (front row) Emily McLean, Oliver Baker, and Isabella Oberst. (Students’ Voice)

Chilliwack student activists counter misconceptions about drag-show performers via video

‘Drag performances at Glow Up will be age appropriate for a teen audience,’ says school board chair

Students’ Voice members (back row) Braiden Reeves, Gabe Rowaan, Jaden Welch, Aaron Hadley, John René. (GSA), and (front row) Emily McLean, Oliver Baker, and Isabella Oberst. (Students’ Voice)
Ross Aikenhead is putting the provincial goverment on notice he can no longer make himself available to undertake cleanups in the Chilliwack River Valley. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress screenshot)

Chilliwack volunteer puts B.C. minister on notice he’s no longer available for garbage cleanups

Why are volunteers left to clean messes that trained professionals should be dealing with?

Ross Aikenhead is putting the provincial goverment on notice he can no longer make himself available to undertake cleanups in the Chilliwack River Valley. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress screenshot)
Amber Price and Monique Oakley setting the stage for a temporary mural after smash-and-grab at Mary’s on Wellington on Oct. 19, 2022. A 52-year-old Chilliwack man has been charged in connection with the break and enter. (Amber Price/ Facebook)

52-year-old Chilliwack man charged with break-and-enter at Mary’s on Wellington

Warrants issued for Kevin Alexander Point 3 times in connection with charge; due in court Feb. 14

Amber Price and Monique Oakley setting the stage for a temporary mural after smash-and-grab at Mary’s on Wellington on Oct. 19, 2022. A 52-year-old Chilliwack man has been charged in connection with the break and enter. (Amber Price/ Facebook)
Premier David Eby at Shxwhá:y Village in Chilliwack on Feb. 10, 2023 speaking about $5 million in provincial money for flood protection. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)

B.C. Premier David Eby in Chilliwack to announce $5 million in flood protection funding

At-risk communities of Sqwá, Shxwhá:y, and Chilliwack to see immediate action on erosion with riprap

Premier David Eby at Shxwhá:y Village in Chilliwack on Feb. 10, 2023 speaking about $5 million in provincial money for flood protection. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)
Fishing boats lined up at the Island 22 boat launch near Chilliwack during a bar fishing demonstration in which some anglers were subsequently charged for ‘fishing for salmon during a closed time’ on Sept. 9, 2020. Five anglers were ticketed and charged, but the charges were dropped in December 2022. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Charges against B.C. anglers who took part in Fraser River demonstration fishery dropped

‘It’s important to know the people who were out there were not law-breakers,’ says angler

Fishing boats lined up at the Island 22 boat launch near Chilliwack during a bar fishing demonstration in which some anglers were subsequently charged for ‘fishing for salmon during a closed time’ on Sept. 9, 2020. Five anglers were ticketed and charged, but the charges were dropped in December 2022. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress file)
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