Flying high

West Coast Amusements was in Chilliwack at Heritage Park on the weekend.

Above, Nayimah Lewis, 8, and brother Tarryk, 7, go flying on the Cliff Hanger ride during West Coast Amusements’ stop in Chilliwack on the weekend at Heritage Park.

The travelling carnival was in town for four days.

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