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UFV Welding Foundation student Harrison Floyd (right) guides a visiting high school student as he practices welding during Try a Trade on March 3.

Students invited to ‘give trades a try’

University of Fraser Valley hosted Try a Trade and the regional Skills B.C. competitions on campus on March 3.

UFV Welding Foundation student Harrison Floyd (right) guides a visiting high school student as he practices welding during Try a Trade on March 3.
Home Depot employee Garth Mcreedy (right) was honoured with Community Living B.C.'s Widening Our World (WOW) award on Feb. 26 for his leadership in inclusion.

Garth McCreedy wins WOW award

Home Depot employee Garth McCreedy was honoured with Community Living B.C.'s Widening Our World (WOW) award on Feb. 26.

Home Depot employee Garth Mcreedy (right) was honoured with Community Living B.C.'s Widening Our World (WOW) award on Feb. 26 for his leadership in inclusion.
Ty Reveen carries on 'The Great Reveen' family legacy of phenomenal and hilarious hypnotic shows. He brings the show to the Cultural Centre March 10.

Reveen returns to continue the legacy

Ty Reveen carries on the family legacy of phenomenal and hilarious hypnotic shows, coming to the Cultural Centre March 10.

Ty Reveen carries on 'The Great Reveen' family legacy of phenomenal and hilarious hypnotic shows. He brings the show to the Cultural Centre March 10.
Karen Pitkethly plays the lead role in Carmen at the Cultural Centre on March 12. The Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra and Karen Flamenco Dance Company have partnered to bring this story of passion, jealousy and tragedy to the stage.

The beauty of Bizet, the passion of flamenco

The Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra joins with the Karen Flamenco Dance Company to present the classic tale of Carmen, March 12.

Karen Pitkethly plays the lead role in Carmen at the Cultural Centre on March 12. The Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra and Karen Flamenco Dance Company have partnered to bring this story of passion, jealousy and tragedy to the stage.
Margaret Sigsworth and Peter McDonald quiz a Chilliwack Chances patron on Monday with a true or false question related to gambling, part of Responsible Gambling Awareness Week.

Responsible gambling week offers guidance

BCLC representatives kicked-off Responsible Gambling Awareness Week with games, tips, and resources at Chances Chilliwack on Monday.

Margaret Sigsworth and Peter McDonald quiz a Chilliwack Chances patron on Monday with a true or false question related to gambling, part of Responsible Gambling Awareness Week.
Dave Mackintosh is leading the Mount Cheam Lions Centennial Legacy Project. The goal of the project is to raise $600,000 by Dec. 31, to fund two new cataract machines for the Eye Centre at CGH. The kick-off event is Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. at the hospital.

Lions set sights on helping the Eye Centre at CGH

The Mount Cheam Lions are attempting to raise $600,000 by Dec. 31, to fund two new cataract machines for the Eye Centre at CGH.

Dave Mackintosh is leading the Mount Cheam Lions Centennial Legacy Project. The goal of the project is to raise $600,000 by Dec. 31, to fund two new cataract machines for the Eye Centre at CGH. The kick-off event is Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. at the hospital.
Trudith Knight has opened Kool Running's Hair Salon on Yale Road, offering a variety of styling and barber services for all hair types.

Kool Running’s Hair Salon makes the cut

Trudith Knight has opened Kool Running's Hair Salon on Yale Road, offering a variety of styling and barber services for all hair types.

Trudith Knight has opened Kool Running's Hair Salon on Yale Road, offering a variety of styling and barber services for all hair types.
Alyssa Swales, 11, leaps into the air as she competes in the Solo Contemporary division of the Chilliwack Lions Club Music and Dance Festival. Competitions continue until March 9.

SLIDE SHOW: Young artists roar at Lions festival

Competitions are underway for the 69th annual Chilliwack Lions Club Music and Dance Festival. Join the audience for just $4 per session.

Alyssa Swales, 11, leaps into the air as she competes in the Solo Contemporary division of the Chilliwack Lions Club Music and Dance Festival. Competitions continue until March 9.
Super Sweet Sounds are monthly dances for youth age 9 to 14. The dances provide a safe and fun night out in support of the CCS Starfish Backpack Program.

Dance parties help feed hungry kids

Super Sweet Sounds are safe, monthly dances for youth age 9 to 14, beginning Feb. 19. Proceeds support the CCS Starfish Backpack Program.

Super Sweet Sounds are monthly dances for youth age 9 to 14. The dances provide a safe and fun night out in support of the CCS Starfish Backpack Program.
Chilliwack Salvation Army food bank coordinator Don Armstrong shows off the new Community Response Unit with pride. This mobile kitchen will allow staff and volunteers to quickly prepare and deliver fresh food during emergency situations and everyday operations.

Donation helps Sally Ann feed hungry during emergencies

Donated mobile kitchen will allow Salvation Army to prepare and deliver fresh food during emergency situations and everyday operations.

Chilliwack Salvation Army food bank coordinator Don Armstrong shows off the new Community Response Unit with pride. This mobile kitchen will allow staff and volunteers to quickly prepare and deliver fresh food during emergency situations and everyday operations.
Acclaimed harpist Mary Murphy will perform at the Vineyard Centre on Feb. 13. She brings a career's worth of music that tells the stories of her life, woven together with parallel tales of immigration and displacement through history.

Invitation to unique musical journey

Acclaimed harpist Mary Murphy performs at the Vineyard Centre Feb. 13. She brings a career's worth of music and the stories within them.

Acclaimed harpist Mary Murphy will perform at the Vineyard Centre on Feb. 13. She brings a career's worth of music that tells the stories of her life, woven together with parallel tales of immigration and displacement through history.
Three to eight-piece Vancouver band Raccoon Deathmatch brings its bluegrass-hootenanny blend to the Tractorgrease Cafe Feb. 13.

Raccoon Deathmatch at Tractorgrease

Three to eight-piece Vancouver band Raccoon Deathmatch brings its bluegrass-hootenanny blend to the Tractorgrease Cafe Feb. 13.

Three to eight-piece Vancouver band Raccoon Deathmatch brings its bluegrass-hootenanny blend to the Tractorgrease Cafe Feb. 13.
Odlum Brown Cycling Club founder Michael Woods goes out for a winter road ride with fellow members Matt and Brittany.

Road warriors hold the wheel

Local cyclist Michael Woods shares the benefits of road cycling, what makes for a great ride, and the teamwork necessary to go the distance.

Odlum Brown Cycling Club founder Michael Woods goes out for a winter road ride with fellow members Matt and Brittany.
Twelve artists ready their brushes for live competitive painting at the Chilliwack Art Battle, coming to the Vineyard Community Centre Feb. 6.

Artists prepare for battle

Twelve artists will take part in live competitive painting at the Chilliwack Art Battle, coming to the Vineyard Community Centre Feb. 6.

Twelve artists ready their brushes for live competitive painting at the Chilliwack Art Battle, coming to the Vineyard Community Centre Feb. 6.
Family Literacy Coordinator Laura Watson (front) tests the donated computers that Chilliwack Fraser Rotarians Larry McClure, Mitchell Nosko, and President Linda Rook helped to install in the Gateway for Families computer lab.

Computer donation enhances literacy

The Chilliwack Fraser Rotary Club donated ten refurbished computers to the Gateway for Families program to support literacy and education.

Family Literacy Coordinator Laura Watson (front) tests the donated computers that Chilliwack Fraser Rotarians Larry McClure, Mitchell Nosko, and President Linda Rook helped to install in the Gateway for Families computer lab.
Chilliwack artist Esther Hoogendoorn worked with local homeless and low-income individuals to create the eye-catching piece 'We're Here and We Matter' using recycled materials.

Collaborative art makes a statement

Artist Esther Hoogendoorn and Chilliwack Connect attendees created the eye-catching 'We're Here and We Matter' using recycled materials.

Chilliwack artist Esther Hoogendoorn worked with local homeless and low-income individuals to create the eye-catching piece 'We're Here and We Matter' using recycled materials.
The downpour of rain this week opened extreme weather shelter beds, caused rock slide, and the warmth broke records.

Wet weather opens emergency shelter beds

The downpour of rain this week opened extreme weather shelter beds, caused rock slide, and the warmth broke records.

The downpour of rain this week opened extreme weather shelter beds, caused rock slide, and the warmth broke records.
Former G.W. Graham student Molly Wilson (right) brings her hit Vancouver show Molly's Comedy Cabaret to Chilliwack Jan. 30 as a fundraiser for theatre students. Her former teacher Janine Webster (left) is thrilled to have her back.

Molly’s Comedy Cabaret inspires young performers

Former G.W. Graham student Molly Wilson brings her hit Vancouver show to Chilliwack on Jan. 30 as a fundraiser for young theatre students.

Former G.W. Graham student Molly Wilson (right) brings her hit Vancouver show Molly's Comedy Cabaret to Chilliwack Jan. 30 as a fundraiser for theatre students. Her former teacher Janine Webster (left) is thrilled to have her back.
The first 10-week Strengthening Families Together: First Nation edition course will be held every Wednesday evening at the Shxwha:y Village Hall, beginning Feb. 17. A celebratory community gathering takes place Jan. 27.

First Nations pilot program takes aim at mental health

The Strengthening Families Together: First Nation edition will be held Wednesday evenings at the Shxwha:y Village Hall, beginning Feb. 17.

The first 10-week Strengthening Families Together: First Nation edition course will be held every Wednesday evening at the Shxwha:y Village Hall, beginning Feb. 17. A celebratory community gathering takes place Jan. 27.
Artist Sylvie Roussel-Janssens explores climate change in her latest exhibit Vanishing Ice, which features five iconic, receding glaciers of the world. See the installation at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre.

Following the path of the ‘Vanishing Ice’

Artist Sylvie Roussel-Janssens explores climate change in her latest exhibit Vanishing Ice, installed now at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre.

Artist Sylvie Roussel-Janssens explores climate change in her latest exhibit Vanishing Ice, which features five iconic, receding glaciers of the world. See the installation at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre.