Greg Knill

Oil tanker leaves Westridge terminal in Burnaby, tethered by tugboats. (Black Press files)

Anger and obfuscation cloud pipeline issues in Chilliwack

We can't pretend there aren't already oil tankers in the Salish Sea

Oil tanker leaves Westridge terminal in Burnaby, tethered by tugboats. (Black Press files)
Reality of secondary suites

Reality of secondary suites

Secondary suites aren't going away, so it's appropriate that the City of Chilliwack is looking at ways to manage them.

Reality of secondary suites
Humboldt Broncos' Nick Shumlanski, who was released from hospital earlier today, looks at photographs of other victims during a vigil at the Elgar Petersen Arena, home of the Humboldt Broncos, to honor the victims of a fatal bus accident in Humboldt, Saskatchewan on Sunday, April 8, 2018. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)

Humboldt tragedy cuts to the core

So many dreams died on that bus; so many more irreparably altered.

Humboldt Broncos' Nick Shumlanski, who was released from hospital earlier today, looks at photographs of other victims during a vigil at the Elgar Petersen Arena, home of the Humboldt Broncos, to honor the victims of a fatal bus accident in Humboldt, Saskatchewan on Sunday, April 8, 2018. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)
A moment's distraction, a lifetime of pain

A moment’s distraction, a lifetime of pain

Distracted driving leaves much collateral damage in its wake

A moment's distraction, a lifetime of pain
Giant Flowers artwork at dusk in the Evans Road roundabout in Chilliwack. (Submitted)

Can’t we just lighten up?

We shouldn't be afraid to give our city a little personality

Giant Flowers artwork at dusk in the Evans Road roundabout in Chilliwack. (Submitted)
The long-derelict Traders Inn site on Yale Road will be home to a new 46-unit housing project, with 24/7 wrap-around care, for homeless in Chilliwack.

The right thing to do

New supportive housing project in Chilliwack another step in the right direction.

The long-derelict Traders Inn site on Yale Road will be home to a new 46-unit housing project, with 24/7 wrap-around care, for homeless in Chilliwack.
VIDEO: Fire destroys Chilliwack farmhouse

VIDEO: Fire destroys Chilliwack farmhouse

Firefighters called from multiple halls to battle the blaze.

VIDEO: Fire destroys Chilliwack farmhouse
Leaving it to chance

Leaving it to chance

What's missing in the announced closure of the CHANCE alternative progam in Chilliwack is word on a clear plan for the future.

Leaving it to chance
(Jennifer Smith/Morning Star)

Municipalities racing the pot legalization clock

With time running out, B.C. cities still are not sure what the retail landscape will look like once recreational pot is legalized.

(Jennifer Smith/Morning Star)
History shows influenza's real potential

History shows influenza’s real potential

A look back at the great influenza epidemic of 1918

History shows influenza's real potential
Driven to distraction

Driven to distraction

The Chilliwack school district must move beyond the distraction created a trustee's anti-SOGI stand

Driven to distraction
Chilliwack school trustees should lead by example

Chilliwack school trustees should lead by example

The targeting of a parent volunteer has brought the SOGI debate in Chilliwack to a new low.

Chilliwack school trustees should lead by example
Winter storm warning continues for Chilliwack

Winter storm warning continues for Chilliwack

More snow expected overnight, says Environment Canada

Winter storm warning continues for Chilliwack
Roads and sidewalks are slippery and extra caution is needed as a freezing rain continues to fall in Chilliwack.

VIDEO: Freezing rain falling in Chilliwack

Nearly half a centimetre had accumulated by Thursday morning

Roads and sidewalks are slippery and extra caution is needed as a freezing rain continues to fall in Chilliwack.
City capital plan lets us look into the future

City capital plan lets us look into the future

The City of Chilliwack plans to spend millions of your dollars over the next decade. Do you want to know how?

City capital plan lets us look into the future
UPDATE: Forensics unit on the scene after car fire downtown Chilliwack

UPDATE: Forensics unit on the scene after car fire downtown Chilliwack

Friday morning blaze destroys vehicle as police investigate the scene

UPDATE: Forensics unit on the scene after car fire downtown Chilliwack
Power restored to parts of Chilliwack

Power restored to parts of Chilliwack

Nearly 3600 customers had been affected

Power restored to parts of Chilliwack
Jan Bosman/Twitter

UPDATE: Highway 1 opens with single lane traffic both directions

Mudslide cleanup still in progress

Jan Bosman/Twitter
Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld speaking against the B.C. education ministry's SOGI program at a rally called by Culture Guard in Chilliwack Tuesday night. (Jessica Peters/ The Progress)

Who is Barry Neufeld on guard for?

The Chilliwack school trustee has aligned himself with a group that sees the district administration as 'clueless' and even complicit in a dark conspiracy.

Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld speaking against the B.C. education ministry's SOGI program at a rally called by Culture Guard in Chilliwack Tuesday night. (Jessica Peters/ The Progress)
Chilliwack firefighters contain downtown structure fire

Chilliwack firefighters contain downtown structure fire

Fire crews were able to keep a fully involved garage fire from spreading to nearby house.

Chilliwack firefighters contain downtown structure fire