Jennifer Feinberg

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix signs the renewed Fraser Partnership Accord at the Shxwhá:y Village Cultural Centre on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

VIDEO: Health accord tackles Indigenous-specific racism in Fraser Salish

‘Collaborative approach allows Indigenous voices to be part of change,’ says Grand Chief Charlie

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix signs the renewed Fraser Partnership Accord at the Shxwhá:y Village Cultural Centre on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
The Fraser River looking west over Chilliwack on Sept. 9, 2021. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

2 months to comment on B.C. plan to give Crown land decision-making to First Nations

Proposed Land Act amendments are ‘critical next step,’ for B.C. says First Nations Leadership Council

The Fraser River looking west over Chilliwack on Sept. 9, 2021. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Corinna Ivey (left), manager at Sardis Safeway, comforts Eva Pucci Couture during a media interview outside the grocery store on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. That day marked the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of her son, Kristofer Couture. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

VIDEO: Missing man’s mom hopes someone in Chilliwack remembers something

‘I’m here today because it’s been five years to the day that Kris went missing,” mom says

Corinna Ivey (left), manager at Sardis Safeway, comforts Eva Pucci Couture during a media interview outside the grocery store on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. That day marked the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of her son, Kristofer Couture. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Alfonso Tejero, 56, smiles posing in front of two motorcycles. (Facebook/ Moira Collie)

Sobbing driver helped from B.C. courtroom, gets 10 days for ‘risky’ fatal pass

Erika Gebhardt overcome after sentencing connected to the death of Alfonso Tejero near Hope

Alfonso Tejero, 56, smiles posing in front of two motorcycles. (Facebook/ Moira Collie)
Heavy snow and blowing snow overnight in the forecast. (Black Press file)

‘Hazardous’ conditions when snowstorm hits Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland

Storm warning calls for heavy snow over coast with accumulations up to 20-25 cm in some sections

Heavy snow and blowing snow overnight in the forecast. (Black Press file)
Weather alert issued for region by EC.

Snow, possibly freezing rain for Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver

Moisture meeting arctic air over south coast could bring wintery mix to south coast in next system

Weather alert issued for region by EC.
Julie Callaghan’s right hand was partially amputated after she was hit by a train while trying to help a man whose wheelchair was stuck on the tracks in Chilliwack in 2018. She is pictured in her home on Jan. 10, 2024. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Chilliwack woman hailed a ‘hero’ in train-rescue attempt could lose home

Train victim amps up pressure on CN to settle given intolerable pain after 2018 fatal train accident

Julie Callaghan’s right hand was partially amputated after she was hit by a train while trying to help a man whose wheelchair was stuck on the tracks in Chilliwack in 2018. She is pictured in her home on Jan. 10, 2024. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Here are some of the Great-Pyrenees-border-collie cross puppies surrendered in Chilliwack on Dec. 22. (BC SPCA)

6 puppies surrendered to Chilliwack SPCA just before Christmas

Border collie-Great-Pyrenees puppies in care of Chilliwack foster volunteers for 2 more weeks

Here are some of the Great-Pyrenees-border-collie cross puppies surrendered in Chilliwack on Dec. 22. (BC SPCA)
Jill Hall with the radon mitigation system installed in the crawl space of her Chilliwack home. Hall is a non-smoker who was diagnosed with lung cancer and is now warning people of the risks of radon. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Radon mitigation changes to B.C. Building Code praised by advocates

BC Building Code changes will see mandatory rough-in radon-mitigation in new home construction

Jill Hall with the radon mitigation system installed in the crawl space of her Chilliwack home. Hall is a non-smoker who was diagnosed with lung cancer and is now warning people of the risks of radon. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Robert Macaskill was sentenced to four years in jail on Nov. 14 for aggravated assault. (RCMP Crime Stoppers photo)

B.C. man gets 4 years for ‘unprovoked’ assault on squatter with a metal pipe

‘Violent’ nature of assault an aggravating factor, judge wrote in reasons for sentence

Robert Macaskill was sentenced to four years in jail on Nov. 14 for aggravated assault. (RCMP Crime Stoppers photo)
Carin Bondar (Photo: Chilliwack School District); and Barry Neufeld (Photo: Facebook).

B.C. school trustee ‘striptease artist’ defamation suit wraps up in Chilliwack

Current trustee alleges she was defamed when now former trustee called her ‘striptease artist’

Carin Bondar (Photo: Chilliwack School District); and Barry Neufeld (Photo: Facebook).
A defamation trial between Carin Bondar and Barry Neufeld began Nov. 14 in Chilliwack Law Courts. (Cliff MacArthur/provincialcourt.bc.ca)

Defamation trial of ex-school trustee Barry Neufeld opens in Chilliwack

‘Striptease artist’ remark was ‘false, injurious and not defensible as fair comment,’ says lawyer

A defamation trial between Carin Bondar and Barry Neufeld began Nov. 14 in Chilliwack Law Courts. (Cliff MacArthur/provincialcourt.bc.ca)
Former trustee Barry Neufeld heading to court in defamation lawsuit starting Nov. 14, for calling trustee Carin Bondar a ‘striptease artist.’ (Chilliwack Progress file)

Ex-Chilliwack trustee Barry Neufeld in court for ‘striptease’ remark

Former trustee asking for financial support from SOGI opponents as defamation case starts

Former trustee Barry Neufeld heading to court in defamation lawsuit starting Nov. 14, for calling trustee Carin Bondar a ‘striptease artist.’ (Chilliwack Progress file)
Kim Wood, member of the peer support pilot project at Chilliwack General Hospital. (Fraser Health)

Peer support for substance users at Chilliwack hospital a first in B.C.

‘Once you tell someone you’ve been there, it helps bring down the walls,’ says peer support worker

Kim Wood, member of the peer support pilot project at Chilliwack General Hospital. (Fraser Health)
Sidekick Brewing’s Hazy IPA took third place in the 2023 BC Beer Awards on Oct. 21. (Sidekick Brewing)

Sidekick Brewing of Chilliwack snags 3rd place in BC Beer Awards

‘We are shocked, and so stoked that we won,’ says brewer about award in 1st year of operations

Sidekick Brewing’s Hazy IPA took third place in the 2023 BC Beer Awards on Oct. 21. (Sidekick Brewing)
Chilliwack ranked least ratty city in Canada in 2023 list. (Orkin Canada)

Hate rats? You might want to make a move to Chilliwack

Chilliwack ranked least ratty city in Canada in Orkin’s annual list

Chilliwack ranked least ratty city in Canada in 2023 list. (Orkin Canada)
Fireworks seen from Highway 1 near Hope on Oct. 26, 2023. (Facebook/Kendra Bergen/screenshot)

VIDEO: Fiery display of fireworks after truck incident near Hope

‘For those concerned about injuries, the driver of the truck had minor injuries but is OK’

Fireworks seen from Highway 1 near Hope on Oct. 26, 2023. (Facebook/Kendra Bergen/screenshot)
Kevin Falcon, leader of the BC United party, was in Chilliwack on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

‘A lot of broken things need fixing,’ BC United leader says from Chilliwack stop

One year out from election, BC United leader Kevin Falcon touts vision under renamed party

Kevin Falcon, leader of the BC United party, was in Chilliwack on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
A Chilliwack poultry farm with 8,000 laying chickens was confirmed to be infected with avian influenza on Oct. 21, 2023, with the flock euthanized on Oct. 22, 2023. (BC Egg)

B.C.’s first avian flu outbreak of fall season detected in Chilliwack

Egg farm in Chilliwack ‘first confirmation’ of highly pathogenic bird flu where 8K birds euthanized

A Chilliwack poultry farm with 8,000 laying chickens was confirmed to be infected with avian influenza on Oct. 21, 2023, with the flock euthanized on Oct. 22, 2023. (BC Egg)
Jill Hall has this radon mitigation system installed in the crawl space of her Chilliwack home. Hall is a non-smoker who was diagnosed with lung cancer and is now warning people of the risks of radon. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Cancer-stricken B.C. Realtor calls on public health to take action on radon

Jill Hall has been sounding alarm since some Chilliwack homes found to have elevated levels of radon

Jill Hall has this radon mitigation system installed in the crawl space of her Chilliwack home. Hall is a non-smoker who was diagnosed with lung cancer and is now warning people of the risks of radon. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)