Jennifer Feinberg

Great Canadian Gaming VP Shawn Duncan, Knight Road president Jerry Wernicke, and Elements Casino director Rhonda Dyck pose with cheque for 2022 payment. (Great Canadian Gaming Corp.)

Annual payments resume for Knight Road Legacy Association from Elements Casino Chilliwack

Elements Casino Chilliwack signed a 20-year deal with local charities a decade ago

Great Canadian Gaming VP Shawn Duncan, Knight Road president Jerry Wernicke, and Elements Casino director Rhonda Dyck pose with cheque for 2022 payment. (Great Canadian Gaming Corp.)
Crash reported after 8 a.m. on Highway 1 near Langley. (DriveBC)

Westbound crash on Highway 1 backed up Monday morning traffic

Motorists advised to expect delays as the incident west of Highway 13 and 264th blocked left lane

Crash reported after 8 a.m. on Highway 1 near Langley. (DriveBC)
Back end of dog park still has water pooling, but Island 22 Regional Park reopened to public on July 8, 2022. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)

Island 22 Regional Park reopening in Chilliwack as water recedes

Unstable banks, water pooling in low lying areas closed park, some parts still flooded, says FVRD

Back end of dog park still has water pooling, but Island 22 Regional Park reopened to public on July 8, 2022. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)
Cascadia Air held an official ribbon-cutting at the Chilliwack Airport on July 6, 2022 to celebrate the first daily service from Chilliwack in a decade. Cutting the ribbon included Cascadia chief operating officer Jeremy Barrett, Chilliwack councillor Chris Kloot, Mayor Ken Popove, and Magnum Management’s Garry Atkins. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)

Daily flights from Chilliwack to 6 B.C. destinations celebrated with Cascadia Air ribbon-cutting

A ‘very great, professional approach’ to scheduled air service from Chilliwack, says airport rep

Cascadia Air held an official ribbon-cutting at the Chilliwack Airport on July 6, 2022 to celebrate the first daily service from Chilliwack in a decade. Cutting the ribbon included Cascadia chief operating officer Jeremy Barrett, Chilliwack councillor Chris Kloot, Mayor Ken Popove, and Magnum Management’s Garry Atkins. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)
July 6 hydrometric data graph for the Fraser River at Mission. (Government of Canada)

Fraser River levels starting to recede but officials warn ‘waterways are still high and moving fast’

Evacuation alerts will stay in place until water levels recede further, say local governments

July 6 hydrometric data graph for the Fraser River at Mission. (Government of Canada)
Miel Bernstein, co-founder of Project AIM, photographed at Field House Brewing on June 28, 2022. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)

Project AIM takes the shame out of menstruation, incontinence with deliveries across Lower Mainland

‘These products should be free, and until they are, we will be providing them’ says co-founder

Miel Bernstein, co-founder of Project AIM, photographed at Field House Brewing on June 28, 2022. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)
Every year City of Chilliwack goes out to tender for various road rehab projects based on its worst-first road classifications. (City of Chilliwack)

Road rehab in Chilliwack will see paving start on Yale Road, Ferry Road in July

Completed paving projects so far in 2022 include Hopedale, Ryder Lake, and South Sumas roads

Every year City of Chilliwack goes out to tender for various road rehab projects based on its worst-first road classifications. (City of Chilliwack)
The return of the Village Classic Car Show to downtown Chilliwack was on June 26, 2022, under clear skies. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)

June weather was cool, rainy in Chilliwack until the first day of summer

June rainfall total recorded was 86 mm, which was 10 per cent above normal for Chilliwack

The return of the Village Classic Car Show to downtown Chilliwack was on June 26, 2022, under clear skies. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)
B.C. Premier John Horgan smiles during the virtual swearing-in of Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter on Nov. 24, 2020. (Screenshot/Dan Coulter Facebook)

Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter waxes eloquent on departure decision by B.C. Premier John Horgan

When asked what the premier is like in real life, MLA Coulter says: ‘What you see is what you get’

B.C. Premier John Horgan smiles during the virtual swearing-in of Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter on Nov. 24, 2020. (Screenshot/Dan Coulter Facebook)
Seized from a stolen vehicle were 12 catalytic converters in January 2022. (Abbotsford Police Department photo)

Catalytic converter thefts on the rise at Lindeman Lake, Chilliwack Lake recreational areas

Theft in progress might have loud noises like grinding or sawing coming from under vehicle

Seized from a stolen vehicle were 12 catalytic converters in January 2022. (Abbotsford Police Department photo)
Almost bank full conditions on Old Orchard Road in Chilliwack on June 30, 2022. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)

6 properties on Old Orchard Road were issued evacuation alerts by City of Chilliwack

Fraser River levels to rise over the Canada Day long weekend, warns provincial River Forecast Centre

Almost bank full conditions on Old Orchard Road in Chilliwack on June 30, 2022. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)
Carey Prinse and Matt McQuillin run Princar Holsteins dairy farm with state-of-the-art robotic milking systems. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)

New barn at Princar Holsteins in Chilliwack data driven for efficiency with robotic milking

‘So much more time to spend with the animals keeping them healthy,’ says Chilliwack dairy farmer

Carey Prinse and Matt McQuillin run Princar Holsteins dairy farm with state-of-the-art robotic milking systems. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)
Wendy Telford (in cap) chats with staff handing out supplies at the Harm Reduction Cooling event in Salish Park on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)

Harm reduction, cooling supplies handed out in Chilliwack park

Flexible tubing, syringes, bubbles, and condoms handed out along with chicken wraps, water, socks

Wendy Telford (in cap) chats with staff handing out supplies at the Harm Reduction Cooling event in Salish Park on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)
Call for sandbagging help from neighbours went out from Shxwha:y Village and Skwah First Nation on June 27, 2022. (Eddie Gardner/Facebook)

First Nations near Chilliwack ask neighbours for help sandbagging as waters rise

Call for help to keep flood waters at bay came from Shxwha:y Village, Skwah First Nation

Call for sandbagging help from neighbours went out from Shxwha:y Village and Skwah First Nation on June 27, 2022. (Eddie Gardner/Facebook)
Orange pylons should be in place in the no-parking zones along Columbia Valley Road sometime later this week, according to an FVRD director. (MOTI)

Perennial parking problem nets complaints from annoyed residents around Cultus Lake

Orange pylons should be up on Columbia Valley Road later this week, FVRD director Taryn Dixon posted

Orange pylons should be in place in the no-parking zones along Columbia Valley Road sometime later this week, according to an FVRD director. (MOTI)
Clayton Eheler. (Facebook)

Bail hearing set for Chilliwack gangster and cocaine trafficker Clayton Eheler

Eheler charged with offending for a criminal organization, also awaiting retrial for drug trafficking

Clayton Eheler. (Facebook)
Abbotsford mayor Henry Braun captures video of a flooded section of Highway 1 between Cole Road and No. 3 Road looking east on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Flood recovery forum in July brings together B.C. First Nations, local governments

‘Let’s recognize that climate is changing and adapt toward resilience,’ says forum organizer

Abbotsford mayor Henry Braun captures video of a flooded section of Highway 1 between Cole Road and No. 3 Road looking east on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Heat should be moving out on Tuesday says Environment Canada. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)

Stretch of hot weather to persist one more day across Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland

Temperatures expected to drop by 10 degrees Tuesday when low move in

Heat should be moving out on Tuesday says Environment Canada. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)
Construction progress on what will be the largest Canadian Tire in B.C. in Chilliwack on June 24, 2022. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)

Hiring event in Chilliwack coming for largest Canadian Tire store in B.C.

70 people will be hired for initial work project in July to get store ready to open in Chilliwack

Construction progress on what will be the largest Canadian Tire in B.C. in Chilliwack on June 24, 2022. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)
Chilliwack mayor and council. (City of Chilliwack)

Chilliwack council remuneration rates in 2021 showed very modest pay increases

Chilliwack mayor paid $122,181 last year, while councillors got $43,898 each, 2021 schedule shows

Chilliwack mayor and council. (City of Chilliwack)