The Chilliwack Progress

The Chilliwack Progress holds the title of being the oldest community newspaper in British Columbia that has continuously operated under the same name in its original location. It began its journey in April 1891, with its very first edition printed on four pages of aging newsprint from a small press owned by W.T. Jackman, which he had set up above a farm supply store on Main Street. Today, the Progress has grown and is published twice a week.

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Chilliwack heron reserve fundraising to remove invasive species

1 day ago | theprogress.com | Jennifer Feinberg

The Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve is hoping to undertake invasive species removal this summer with the help of the community. "We have never done a GoFundMe before as we have, historically, managed to cover these things with grants and other streams of revenue like our gift shop," said Camille Coray, executive director of the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve in a post.
Downtown Chilliwack apartment building now under rental protection, says province

1 day ago | theprogress.com | Jessica Peters

An apartment building in Chilliwack is now secured through B.C.'s Rental Protection Fund, the government announced Thursday (June 5). The 85 units at Camelot Apartments, at 9197 Mary St., are among the 220 homes that have been purchased by non-profit organizations, through the provincial funding program.
Chilliwack concert on 'final' tour for Lunch at Allen's, songwriting supergroup

2 days ago | theprogress.com | Tom Zillich

Ian Thomas will be 75 in July, and he's still writing songs. Not only that, this month he'll tour B.C. with Lunch at Allen’s, a "supergroup" of sorts with fellow singer-songwriters Murray McLauchlan, Cindy Church and Marc Jordan. Chilliwack is a concert stop for the foursome on a 10-date "farewell" tour that kicks off on Thursday, June 12 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre and ends June 24 in Vernon. The musical gang first got together in 2004 for lunch at a joint on the Danforth in Toronto.
Lions Clubs to host fishing derby to help Cultus Lake sockeye

4 days ago | theprogress.com | Jennifer Feinberg

The 18th annual Lions Cultus Lake Fishing Derby is dedicated to the long-term survival of the Cultus Lake sockeye salmon. Derby participants will be heading to Cultus Lake to kickoff Father's Day weekend on Saturday, June 14 for event which runs 5 a.m. to noon. More than 240 anglers showed up in 2024. Main Beach is where the action is and the event focuses on reducing the numbers of northern pikeminnow and invasive smallmouth bass which prey on the young sockeye.
May rainfall in Chilliwack still well below normal levels

4 days ago | theprogress.com | Jennifer Feinberg

Dryer than usual days were still the norm for May weather in Chilliwack. "The unusually dry conditions, since the first week of April, continued until mid-May," according to Roger Pannett, Chilliwack's volunteer weather observer for Environment and Climate Change Canada. During a 32-day period, only 12.4 millimetres of rain fell, which only accounted for 10.4 per cent of the 30-year average from 1951 to 1980.
New liquor licence on deck for Chillibowl after business sale

4 days ago | theprogress.com | Jennifer Feinberg

A new liquor primary licence application for the Chillibowl is in the works after the downtown business changed hands last summer. A public information meeting at Chilliwack City Hall is set for June 3 for the bowling alley on Wellington Avenue.
New player kit and logo unveiled for Tzeachten Chilliwack United youth soccer club

4 days ago | theprogress.com | Jessica Peters

A new chapter in Chilliwack youth soccer was celebrated last Wednesday night, at a special media event. A crowd of young players with Tzeachten Chilliwack United watched with excitement as their future jersey was unveiled. The youth soccer club will soon be sporting green and white, in large horizontal stripes, on game days. Their new jerseys and logo were met with cheers, smiles and a few questions.
Chilliwack Chamber presents Indigenous Peoples Day celebration

6 days ago | theprogress.com | Jessica Peters

An Indigenous cultural event is being planned in Chilliwack, in recognition of National Indigenous Peoples Day. Rooted Waters & Cultural Showcase, on June 17, is being billed as a "powerful evening of Indigenous storytelling, culture, and community." The event is a partnership between the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce, the Chilliwack Cultural Centre and Ch’íyáqtel First Nation (Tzeachten).
Canada Post presents 'best and final' offers to its union

1 week ago | theprogress.com | Lauren Collins

Canada Post says it's presented its final offers to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. The offers, according to a news release Wednesday (May 28), consider the recommendations of the final report of the Industrial Inquiry Commission tasked with examining the current collective bargaining dispute and the positions of Canada Post and the union. That report was publicly released May 16. One of the recommendations called for phasing out daily door-to-door delivery for individual homes.
Province says ministries 'monitoring' long-term growing encampment in Hope

1 week ago | theprogress.com | Kemone Moodley

The province says it is aware of, and monitoring, a growing encampment in Hope that has raised safety concerns among residents. The ministries involved also confirmed this week that the encampment, along Flood Hope Road, is a ministry right-of-way and Crown land.