Greg Knill

Column: If it sounds too good to be true…

Fraudsters have been around for as long as people have had money. Some attempts are clumsy and obvious. But far too many find their mark.

There are 229 Promontory students currently in portables.

Column: Promontory expansion only a first step

Although welcome, additional classroom space promised for Promontory school won't relieve the overcapacity in the schools on the south side.

There are 229 Promontory students currently in portables.

Column: The elephant living next door

It would be too easy to watch what’s happening in the United States with bemused indifference. But there's more.

A man clears a townhouse complex with a snowblower this weekend. Getting out and helping neighbours is a necessity in a snowstorm.

Column: Wintery weather brings people together

Although the snow and the ice have brought plenty of complaints, it has also brought examples of a shared effort to help each other out.

A man clears a townhouse complex with a snowblower this weekend. Getting out and helping neighbours is a necessity in a snowstorm.

Opinion: Tradition of acceptance

Although it is important to be vigilant in our security, irrational suspicions and fear of others rarely ends well.

Column: Lessons from the past

Our history is littered with the tragic consequence of intolerance. You'd think we would have learned by now.

Technology has brought us many advantages, but it carries with it real risks.

Column: Getting a grip on changing technology

Smartphones are incredible devices. But like every powerful tool, they require caution.

Technology has brought us many advantages, but it carries with it real risks.
Depression affects roughly one in 10 Canadians at some point in their life.

Column: Depression is more than just a bad day

Depression is not a simply matter of feeling sad, or having a bad day. It's something deeper and much more complicated.

Depression affects roughly one in 10 Canadians at some point in their life.

Opinion: Action and education on addiction

One mother's hope that our society won't give up on the people struggling with addiction

A snowy Five Corners intersection in Chilliwack on Monday morning. An arctic outflow warning has been issued for Chilliwack, and the Upper Fraser could see winds as high as 90 km/hr starting Tuesday afternoon.

Column: We can’t complain winter away

Should the City of Chilliwack have all the resources necessary to deal with a once-in-a-decade snowfall event? Or are we just whining.

A snowy Five Corners intersection in Chilliwack on Monday morning. An arctic outflow warning has been issued for Chilliwack, and the Upper Fraser could see winds as high as 90 km/hr starting Tuesday afternoon.
Vancouver's Insite clinic

Opinion: Has the time come for a new approach to addiction in Chilliwack?

Providing prescription heroin to addicts to facilitate treatment is an option worth looking at.

Vancouver's Insite clinic
Column: Driving is not a race to be won

Column: Driving is not a race to be won

There are two kinds of drivers in the world. What kind are you?

Column: Driving is not a race to be won
Christmas is coming, but let's make the feeling last.

Column: Make the season last all year long

We might not be able to change the world, but we can change ourselves. We can commit to kindness, generosity, empathy and above all action.

Christmas is coming, but let's make the feeling last.
A fire at a homeless camp on Alexander Ave. in Chilliwack Wednesday evening has displaced several people.

Opinion: Homeless at risk

A fire at a Chilliwack homeless camp, and the death of a woman in another camp, offer stark reminders of the dangers these camps hold.

A fire at a homeless camp on Alexander Ave. in Chilliwack Wednesday evening has displaced several people.
Sunlight breaks through on Chilliwack Mountain Sunday morning.

Opinion: Don’t put that shovel away yet

Although it doesn’t feel like it now, warmer weather is set to return Monday, and with it rain.

Sunlight breaks through on Chilliwack Mountain Sunday morning.
Critics of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion plan say increased tanker traffic will put B.C.'s coastline at risk.

Column: Pipeline debate blurs lines of agreement

Traditional alliances are being pushed aside as debate over the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project heats up.

Critics of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion plan say increased tanker traffic will put B.C.'s coastline at risk.
A ministerial review of the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline asks if the planned route is the best option.

Opinion: Pipeline answers still needed

Amid the protests and posturing, and the cheers and jeers, Chilliwack still needs some firm answers about the TMX expansion.

A ministerial review of the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline asks if the planned route is the best option.
Are you ready for winter driving?

Opinion: Winter check list

Don't be fooled by our recent string of mild winters.

Are you ready for winter driving?

Opinion: The gift of giving

And as we head toward the holiday season, there are many opportunities to feel the warmth of giving.

Every time we get behind the wheel we need to acknowledge the responsibility we are assuming for ourselves and the people around us.

Column: Driving is not something we can take for granted

Every time we get behind the wheel we need to acknowledge the responsibility we are assuming for ourselves and the people around us.

Every time we get behind the wheel we need to acknowledge the responsibility we are assuming for ourselves and the people around us.