”The only thing constant is change.”
It’s a phrase that we’ve been muttering around the office the last week. Or, more accurately, the offices.
As many of you have already discovered, The Chilliwack Progress has moved to a new location.
While the move was carefully planned, we did it as quickly as possible so that we could get back to the business at hand - creating this very newspaper.
We closed the doors at our office on Alexander Avenue by noon on Friday, April 26, and were up and running at our new office on Mary Street by the end of that work day.
You can now find us on the second floor of 9123 Mary St., near the top of the main stairs. It’s only been a few days, but we already love this building and are happy to share it with numerous medical and business professionals.
As long-time readers will surely know, this is not the first move for The Chilliwack Progress. We have proudly been your local newspaper, without fail, since 1891.
Back then, the paper was created from start to finish at 39 Yale Road East (now 46169 Yale Road East) by our founder, W.T. Jackman. He purchased a printing press in Toronto and had it shipped here.
We know this bit of history (and so much more) thanks to the careful curation work by our friends over at the Chilliwack Museum & Archives. They have been a part of our most recent moves, as our business evolves along with the community’s needs. They have helped us decide between what is treasure, and what can be repurposed or recycled.
What some readers may not realize is that the local archives is a treasure trove of archived news, online and in person. We work closely with them to preserve the history of this city, and even as we’ve moved into the digital age that remains true for archivists and newspapers alike.
We also continue to fine tune our website, theprogress.com, to make it reader friendly for computers and mobile devices alike, and to ensure our top stories online are always local, accurate and in-depth.
You can also now find a copy of the latest edition at either entrance to the building, or come visit us upstairs to chat. Our new office space boasts spectacular views of Mt. Cheam, which we were able to enjoy Wednesday morning as this week’s rain clouds finally parted.
And while we love your visits, especially on Fridays when our readers pop in for a fresh copy of the paper, there are many other ways to access news as it breaks.
We know it’s increasingly difficult to access news online these days in Canada. We strongly suggest subscribing to our newsletters, by clicking on the subscribe button on our website.
You can also search for e-editions on our website, and flip through a virtual copy of the newspaper first thing every Friday morning.
While the only thing constant is certainly change, we also want to take this week’s editorial space to thank the community for something that has never changed. You’ve given this community newspaper 132 years of unwavering support. We can’t do our work without you, and are looking positively toward the future.
– Chilliwack Progress