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RCMP gather information after a vehicle jumped the curb and crashed into a produce bin at Hofstede’s Country Barn in Chilliwack on Wednesday. No one was serously hurt in the incident. (Greg Knill/ The Progress)

Close call at Chilliwack produce store

Vehicle jumps curb and smashes into produce bins

RCMP gather information after a vehicle jumped the curb and crashed into a produce bin at Hofstede’s Country Barn in Chilliwack on Wednesday. No one was serously hurt in the incident. (Greg Knill/ The Progress)
Dave Collie checks his phone for messages as he co-ordinates donated relief supplies heading to the Burns Lake and Fraser Lake wildfire areas. The 53-foot trailer leaves Chilliwack Thursday morning. (Greg Knill/ The Progress)

VIDEO: Call goes out for B.C. wildfire relief supplies

Chilliwack volunteers hope to load a 53-foot trailer with practical donations before heading into the firezone

Dave Collie checks his phone for messages as he co-ordinates donated relief supplies heading to the Burns Lake and Fraser Lake wildfire areas. The 53-foot trailer leaves Chilliwack Thursday morning. (Greg Knill/ The Progress)
Continued smoke in the eastern Fraser Valley is not only producing eerie light, but prompting health warnings.

Smoky skies fill eastern Fraser Valley as Mount Hicks fire continues to burn

Air Quality Index again prompts warnings

Continued smoke in the eastern Fraser Valley is not only producing eerie light, but prompting health warnings.
Firefighters mop up after a fire gutted an outbuilding in Yarrow on Tuesday. (Greg Knill/ The Progress)

Chilliwack firefighters douse Yarrow shed fire

No one injured in the Tuesday afternoon blaze

Firefighters mop up after a fire gutted an outbuilding in Yarrow on Tuesday. (Greg Knill/ The Progress)
Chilliwack sets new heat record for August

Chilliwack sets new heat record for August

Day 4 of the fourth heatwave of the season, and 30th days with no rain

Chilliwack sets new heat record for August
Recreational sockeye fishing on Peg Leg Bar in the Fraser River in Chilliwack in 2010. (Paul Henderson/ Black Press file)

Chilliwack’s Island 22 opens early as sockeye season returns

After a closure last year, local fishers are looking forward to a big run

Recreational sockeye fishing on Peg Leg Bar in the Fraser River in Chilliwack in 2010. (Paul Henderson/ Black Press file)
More action for homeless in Chilliwack

More action for homeless in Chilliwack

Another 46-unit project a welcome annoucement for the city

More action for homeless in Chilliwack
The hot weather is expected to continue into the early part of this week, prompting Environment Canada to remind Fraser Valley residents to stay cool – like this little pig who found the ideal spot at the Kilby Historic Site at Harrison Mills. (Greg Knill/ The Progress)
The hot weather is expected to continue into the early part of this week, prompting Environment Canada to remind Fraser Valley residents to stay cool – like this little pig who found the ideal spot at the Kilby Historic Site at Harrison Mills. (Greg Knill/ The Progress)
EDITORIAL: Leisurely floats can turn deadly on Lower Mainland waters

EDITORIAL: Leisurely floats can turn deadly on Lower Mainland waters

Chilliwack's lakes and rivers offer a great place to cool off, but their beauty belies their danger

EDITORIAL: Leisurely floats can turn deadly on Lower Mainland waters
Chilliwack RCMP’s top cop Supt. Bryon Massie addresses city council at the July 17 meeting. (Paul Henderson/ The Progress)

RCMP update shows complications of policing in Chilliwack

Partnerships the key moving forward, city's top cop says

Chilliwack RCMP’s top cop Supt. Bryon Massie addresses city council at the July 17 meeting. (Paul Henderson/ The Progress)
Beaches along Okanagan Lake offer some respite from the current summer heat wave. Photo: Contributed

Hot weather returning to Chilliwack

Temperatures expected to climb into the low 30s starting Sunday

Beaches along Okanagan Lake offer some respite from the current summer heat wave. Photo: Contributed
Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz unveils a dramatic redevelopment plan for the city's downtown Monday.

Bold vision for Chilliwack’s downtown a step closer to reality

But bricks and mortar can only take a plan so far without community support

Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz unveils a dramatic redevelopment plan for the city's downtown Monday.
Change is coming for Chilliwack city council

Change is coming for Chilliwack city council

With two councillors running for mayor, and another not seeking re-election, what will council look like after the municipal election?

Change is coming for Chilliwack city council
Portable classrooms moved into place at Sardis Elementary. There are currently 93 portables being used in Chilliwack, giving the district the dubious distinction of having the highest student/portable ratio in the region.

Summer school

Elected officials in Chilliwack need to hit the books this some and make the case for school expansion

Portable classrooms moved into place at Sardis Elementary. There are currently 93 portables being used in Chilliwack, giving the district the dubious distinction of having the highest student/portable ratio in the region.
Chilliwack aims high in school funding request

Chilliwack aims high in school funding request

School district says the money is badly needed to accommodate students currently housed in 93 portable classrooms

Chilliwack aims high in school funding request
Chilliwack RCMP officers appear to be examining shell casings after a report of shots fired on Reece Avenue Friday afternoon. (Paul Henderson/ The Progress)

Waiting for the next shell casing to fall

Police assurances that 'the public is not at risk' provides little comfort

Chilliwack RCMP officers appear to be examining shell casings after a report of shots fired on Reece Avenue Friday afternoon. (Paul Henderson/ The Progress)
The City of Vancouver and Squamish Nation have lost legal challenges to quash an environmental assessment certificate for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Pipeline reboot?

Chilliwack should make clear its concerns for its aquifer with the pipeline's new owners

The City of Vancouver and Squamish Nation have lost legal challenges to quash an environmental assessment certificate for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Front page of the Chilliwack Progress from February 23, 1983.

RCMP renew call for info on girl who went missing 35 years ago

Plea sparked by National Missing Child Day

Front page of the Chilliwack Progress from February 23, 1983.
A true team win

A true team win

The recent RCB Cup will leave Chilliwack cheering for a while

A true team win
Complacency is never the right response

Complacency is never the right response

Opioid drug use might be more common, but we should never let the tragedy of addiction become commonplace.

Complacency is never the right response