Chilliwack News October
Sunday October 31, 2010
City Scenes
Salish Fall Colours
Picture perfect in the heart of Chilliwack Staff/Voice photos
Salish Park on Wednesday.
hilliwack's
Salish Park is showing it's gorgeous autumn side. Most likely when the park
was designed the red maples were chosen for just this time of year.
Sunday October 31, 2010
Community News
Comm. Services $21k Smarter
Fundraiser to help family literacy programs
Staff/Voice photos
hilliwack
Community Services raised over $21,900 last Thursday at the Coast Hotel for
their literacy programs. VP of Chilliwack Community Services, Heather
Rollins, spoke with the Voice regarding the fundraiser...
Saturday October 30, 2010
Community News
Knowledge Exchange
Reaching out to Chilliwack's ESL community
Submitted by CLCS
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you have business clients or employees from countries other than Canada?
Does your agency provide services or programs for immigrants and English as
a Second Language learners?
Sunday October 31, 2010
Community News
Health Contact Centre Update
The wheels are turning but it's still at least a year away
Craig Hill/Voice
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year is an election year and the Voice will be reporting from time to
time on our civic politicians in an effort to let you know what they're up
to in and around town...
Friday Octobe
r
29, 2010
Feature Shot
Time To Pin On A Poppy
Remembrance Day is a time to recall what our veterans did for their country
Submitted by City Hall
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Webster from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #280 on the left and Neil
Currie from Branch #4 pin a poppy on Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz at an
impromptu City Hall ceremony Friday. Remember to buy a poppy and support our
local vets.
Monday October 4, 2010
Letters
Middle Class Going Extinct
Gap between rich and poor widening
Submitted by Myrtle Mcdonald
adly,
the poverty of most of the poor worldwide is slum conditions with: forests
replaced by scrub bushes, grass and weeds, drought alternating with floods;
rain rushing down in torrents destroying crops and ...
Thursday October 28, 2010
Local News
Free Fall Money
The Chilliwack Foundation is looking for applications
Submitted by Barrie
McMaster
Todd Harvey at City Hall. Voice file.
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Chilliwack Foundation has issued its semi-annual call for applications for
grants to...
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October 1, 2010
Film Fest
In Praise of Wild Salmon
Speakers and dignitaries at Mission Film Festival
Submitted by Rebecca Helps
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you haven't heard this weekend is the Mission Film Festival and Friday night
all about supporting wild salmon.
Jane Sterk will be at the festival Friday night to help recognize the importance of wild salmon. The special guests of this event include Alexandra Morton, Chief Marilyn Baptiste, and Rex Weyler.
Friday October 1, 2010
Community News
Keep It Clean, Eh
Community pitches in to clean up Vedder River
Submitted by Chris Gadsden
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had 240 people despite the rain take part in the Chilliwack Vedder River
Cleanup Societies BC Rivers day event which is also World Rivers day. There
was also 8 displays, free BBQ, entertainment and prize draws. The next river
cleanup is at the Great Blue Heron Reserve is April 14 2011.
Saturday October 2, 2010
Entertainment
Hockey Tailgaters
Bruins home opener draws music
fans Staff
Inez performs at Prospera Centre Saturday.
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Saturday the Hawk Radio put together a tailgate party prior to the Bruins
first home game of the season. Appearing on the Jambox stage...
Saturday October 2, 2010
Feature Story
Church of the Good Hustle
Its like playing a violin, only with a pool cue at Vegas
Craig Hill/Voice photos
Chilliwack 8-Ball Club members shoot pool at Vegas Billiards.
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much am I gonna win tonight? Ten grand, I'm gonna win ten grand in one
night. Well, who's gonna beat me?...I mean, what other pool room ...
Sunday October 3, 2010
Local News
Targeting
Taggers
Anti-Graffiti mail boxes to hit city streets soon
Staff
ouncil
tasked Mayor Gaetz to write a letter to Canada Post asking that they clean
up letter boxes within city limits that have been vandalized by graffiti.
Canada Post's Marie Agusto responded indicating that once they have a list of affected boxes that they would take action to remove the graffiti.
Monday October 4, 2010
Real Estate
Housing Market Inching Up
HST jitters held back sales
Submitted by CADREB
ollowing
one of the worst summers on record, home sales in Chilliwack and area are
beginning to inch up slowly.
While 137 sales last month was still significantly lower than the 190 sales posted in September of 2009, the Chilliwack and ...
Monday October 4, 2010
Community News
Clip
And A Coffee
Handout a hand-up at Chilliwack Connect
Staff/Voice photos
or
one day low income families in Chilliwack got connected to services that
they need at the First Avenue Christian Assembly Church.
The event called "Chilliwack Connect" was held Saturday as sort of an umbrella event to ...
Monday Oct
ober
4, 2010
Feature Story
Purple Passage
October Purple Light Nights campaign underway in Chilliwack Staff/Voice photos
proud
looking tree that stands at City Hall on Young Rd. blinked on with purple
lights Monday as the switch was thrown for the annual Purple Light Nights
domestic violence campaign.
The lights are a symbolic beacon of hope for women ...
Tuesday October 5, 2010
City Hall News
The Municipal Rub
Excavator and expanded addiction treatment centre among topics
Staff/Voice photos
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following are highlights from the City Hall council meeting Monday.
Saving Dough On Salt
Winter is coming and it's supposed to be a snowy one. The city is preparing for it and have secured a price of ...
Wednesday October 6, 2010
Upcoming Event
Fill The Food Bank
Shaw
TV holds station food drive Thursday
Submitted by Shaw TV
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members of the Shaw team with their guest, Don Armstrong, Community Food
Bank and E.D.S. Coordinator, from the Chilliwack Food Bank as they come
together to help end hunger. The event will highlight what Together is
Amazing is all about and the local initiatives our Shaw Team will be taking
on.
Wednesday October 6, 2010
Children's Matinées
Cinderella Sings
Vancouver Opera brings classic rags to riches tale to the Cultch
Submitted by Chilliwack Arts & Culture Ctr.
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could be better than a fairy tale told in song? Vancouver Opera’s star
performers bring the classic fairy tale, Cinderella, to the main
theatre stage at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre for two children's matinées
Sunday October 17 at 2 and 4 pm.
Thursday October 7, 2010
Health & Politics
Meat Industry Dictates To BCMA
Drugs and hormones in feed lack Health Canada controls
Submitted by BC Greens
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BC Medical Association recently stated that feeding drugs to livestock on a
continual basis is bad for human health.
"This is just the latest in a long line of warnings by medical professionals in Canada regarding the effect of drugs in our food chain," said Julius Bloomfield ...
Thursday October 7, 2010
Safer Homes
Talkin'
Turkey
CSA urges caution as deep fryer fires on rise
Submitted by CSA
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red, yellow and orange colours paint the trees and the excitement of the new
hockey season begins to fill the air, many Canadians greet the fall with
traditional turkey feasts. According to the Turkey Farmers of Canada, during
Thanksgiving alone, almost three million whole turkeys are served in Canada.
...
Saturday October 9, 2010
Editorial
The Great Gravel Grab
Industry runs roughshod over community and consultations
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it comes to the gravel issue, if the Minister of Environment won't grab the
bull by the horns, who will?
Residents tried to find out the answers to questions through many public consultations and meetings that all ended up to be nothing more than a show-and-tell for an industry intent on taking the public for one big joy ride.
Saturday October 9, 2010
HST News
Tax Uncertain
ty
Hits Homes Hard
Home renos and housing starts to suffer in interim
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government is asking British Columbians to vote in next September in a
referendum on the HST.
Regardless of the vote outcome, if your roof starts to leak between now and next fall then you'll need to fix it and ...
Sunday Oct
ober
10, 2010
Health News
Doda and the Damage Done
Opiate derivative drug becoming more mainstream
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people have an idea what pot, cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin are but
there's yet another drug that's quietly making inroads into youth pop
culture, especially within the Indo-Canadian communities of Delta and
Surrey, it's called doda.
Thursday October 14, 2010
Upcoming Event
Look Who's Talking
Helping people overcome the challenges of learning
Submitted by the CLCS
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Chilliwack Learning Community Society, Chilliwack Community Services, and
the University of the Fraser Valley invites anyone interested in the topic
of Learning Disabilities to a "Community Conversation about Learning
Disabilities" Friday October 22 at UFV...
Thursday October 14, 2010
News Release
Power Theft Prompts Pot Rethink Web photo
Green party says legalizing pot will reduce crime – not smart meters
Submitted by the Green Party of BC
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Hydro estimates that they lose over $100 million annually to power stolen
for grow opts. Hydro says it thinks smart meters can reduce the theft.
"I'm always surprised when the BC Liberal government and a government utility like ...
Thursday O
ctober
14, 2010
City Hall News
The Greater Good of Going Green
City Hall asks residents to reduce, reuse and recycle more
Submitted by the City of Chilliwack
on't
allow the opportunity to go greener go to waste! There are a multitude of
activities planned in Chilliwack to celebrate Waste Reduction Week from
October 16 to 23. The theme of Waste Reduction Week, 'Too Good to Waste', is
meant to attention ...
Thursday October 14, 2010
BC Gov News Release
Construction Zone
Safety Blitz
Speeders face loss of vehicle for a week and $483 fines
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today, the Province and the RCMP will enhance enforcement in construction
zones across B.C. to increase the safety of traffic control persons and
construction workers, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Shirley
Bond and Corporal Jamie Chung.
Thursday October 1
4, 2010
Entertainment
Pitkethly To Grace Cultch Stage
Renowned dancer will appear in Romeo & Juliet
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one of Canada’s elite professional flamenco dancers, Karen Pitkethly is the
face of flamenco in Vancouver. She is a life-long dancer, extensively
trained in ballet, contemporary, and flamenco dance. Her journey as a
flamenco bailora brought her to Spain ...
Thursday October 14, 2010
Feature Story
Paddle For Wild
Salmon Draws
Near
Flotilla lands in Chilliwack October 20
Submitted by Elly Edwards/Voice photo
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there everyone. Less than a week to go before the Paddle for Wild Salmon!
None of you need to hear me tell you how important this is.
That you've all signed on tells us that you already know that ...
Friday October 15, 2010
Feature Story
A Chip O
ff The Old
Concept Block
Christie: Canada a democratic fraud and ponzi scheme Craig Hill/Voice
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was one of those long hot August nights. Party in the Park thumped out the
sounds of summer while just down the street another kind of party was taking
place at the Royal Hotel — the Western Block Party (WBP).
Saturday October 16, 2010
Local News
Abbotsford To
Lose
Duty Counsel
Chilliwack lawyers might also follow suit in the new year
Craig Hill/Voice photos
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of January 1, if someone finds themselves in hot water with the law and in
Criminal Court or even Family Court in Abbotsford, they won't be seeing a
duty counsel there because there won't be any. It might be that way in
Chilliwack too.
Saturday October 16, 2010
Community News
Potter's Pride
Youth fellowship at Five Corners
Staff/Voice photos
Singers at Fiver Corners on Friday
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Potter's Church was out doing good in Chilliwack on Friday and the Voice
found them at the Clock Tower playing music and enjoying the evening.
The group was giving out hot dogs and drinks. Bless their big hearts.
Monday October 18, 2010
Local News
If It's Broken ...
Legal Aid Public Commission takes aim at an underfunded system
Craig Hill/Voice photos - Revised Oct 20.
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it's broken – fix it. That's what the Legal Aid forum held last Tuesday
Chilliwack aims to do with recommendations to amend an overburdened and
underfunded justice system.
Monday October 18, 2010
Community News
Watchful
Citizens Cut Crime
Cpl. Dunlop thanks community
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recent arrests of break and enter suspects will hopefully have an impact on
the number break and enters occurring in our community. Both are directly
related to key information and help from the public. This type of public and
police cooperation is exactly what we need to continue to help further
reduce property crime.
Cpl Lea-Anne Dunlop
Monday October 18, 2010
News Release
Take Extra Care On The Road This Fall
Halloween and dark roads a dangerous combination
Submitted by BCAA Traffic Safety
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has only been a few weeks since the end of summer, and already the days are
getting shorter, skies are cloudier, temperatures chillier and the feeling
of rain and snow is in the air.
Monday October 18, 2010
News Release
From Hell To Hope
Morton to ride Hell's Gate rapids on paddle launch
Submitted by Chris Gadsden
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Wild Salmon People are gathering momentum with a raft through Hell’s Gate
tomorrow 19th and the launch of the ‘Paddle for Wild Salmon’ from Hope on
Wednesday 20th. Salmon Are Sacred’s tour of the Fraser watershed reaches
Lillooet tonight 18th with an evening event ...
Tuesday October 19, 2010
News Release
Memory Is Wisdom
Veterans contribute stories to national digital archive
Submitted by Davida Aronovitch
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Second World War veterans gathered today at the Chilliwack Coast Hotel to
participate in a nation-wide oral history project.
"We are thrilled to be in British Columbia to record the stories of local veterans," said Project Manager, Jenna Misener.
Sunday October 17, 2010
Feature Story
Heart Like A Wheel
Fraser Valley Toy Run bikers roll through Chilliwack
Craig Hill/Voice photos
hristmas
came a bit early on a fabulous fall Sunday morning for the 24th Annual
Fraser Valley Toy Run ...
Wednesday October 20, 2010
Letters
Punk With A Pen
Sometimes the
Voice gets the nicest letters
Submitted by Times writer Paul Henderson
think
you need to take a look in the mirror and give yourself a dose of reality.
Your lack of grasp of the English language and your painfully terrible
photography are your main faults.
And it would be one thing if you were just a sad, unemployed loser with a blog, but you are a sad ...
Wednesday October 20, 2010
News Release
Sustaining Workplace Training
CLCS hosts Chilliwack workshops next week
Submitted by Michael Berger
ince
2008, the Chilliwack Learning Community Society (CLCS) has worked diligently
to connect with the business community, understand employees' literacy and
learning needs, and then provide courses to meet those needs.
Wednesday October
20, 2010
Letters
Freedom Denied
Montague case raises alarm bells
Submitted by Clive Edwards, WBP
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Christie forwarded me your recent email reminding us that you had attended
our Candidate's meeting a while back. I distinctly remember shaking your
hand and pocketing your business card. Thank you for the reminder that I
promised to send you material from time to time.
Wednesday October 20, 2010
Letters
The Gravel Grapes
Thompson hopes to set precedent in right to appeal
Submitted by Glen Thompson, FCRV
e
are unhappy with your decision to squash both our appeals. However this will
provide us with a longer timeline in which to prepare them. Now we will have
to establish our right of appeal through the court. We intend to resume both
appeals once that process completes. No doubt the extra time in the
...
Tuesday October 19, 2010
Feature Story
Calico Thief In The Night
Stage and studio at Tractorgrease is a one-of-a-kind venue in the Valley
Craig Hill/Voice photos
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those who don't know it, one of the coolest places in Chilliwack to catch a
band play is Tractorgrease studios. On Saturday, they held a CD release
party for local ...
Wednesday October 20, 2010
Entertainment
Misty Hill Automaton!
Explosive musical redefines live theatre
Submitted by Steven Martens
ntroducing
Misty Hill Automaton! the enchanting creation of composer Steve Martens and
writer Ray de Kroon. A high-stakes musical adventure set in the quiet
Midwestern town of Misty Hill during the golden age of science fiction.
Thursday October 21, 2010
Feature Story
"Circle of
Safet
y"
For Students
My Safe Ride Home a first for post secondary in Canada
Craig Hill/Voice photos
istory
was made at UFV Thursday when the Aislinn Education and Safety Foundation
handed a cheque for $104,762.50 to the Student Union Society for use with
the My Safe Ride Home Program.
Thursday October 21, 2010
Letters
Hawes' Cred
ibility
Under Fire
Residents want new APP plan along with environmental assessments
Submitted by Jan Longmore, Deroche
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concerned residents and property owners of the Fraser Valley, we urgently
request your help in stopping the implementation of the Aggregate Pilot
Project (APP) which ...
Friday October 22, 2010
BC Gov News
Keeping Kids Safe
Improved criminal record checks for caregivers
Web photo
he Ministry of Children and Family Development has moved to further improve and enhance the criminal record check process for people who care for children and youth in the care of the ministry, announced Children and Family Development Minister Mary Polak.
Thursday October 21, 2010
Feature Story
Tears, Tales and
Tribulations
Local groups join forces in a battle against the sex trade industry in Chilliwack
Craig Hill/Voice photos
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been referred to as the world's oldest profession but prostitution rarely
makes the news, yet it's a cog in the wheel of daily underworld workings in
every city.
Friday October 22, 2010
News Release
Criminal Record Checks Not The Answer
BC Green Party says key is "prevention not punishment"
Submitted by Rebecca Helps
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BC Ministry of Children and Family Development has announced that it will
require more frequent criminal records checks for foster parents and
caregivers of children in care - every three years ...
Friday October 22, 2010
BC Govt News
21,000 Citations Issued For Cell Phone Use
Police crackdown on errant drivers numbers adding up
acked
by the toughest impaired and excessive speed laws in the country, police
across B.C. have issued over 1,400 penalties for impaired driving and 435
penalties for excessive speeding from Sept. 20 to Oct. 10, Solicitor General
...
Sunday October 24, 2010
Letters
Fishing Hopes
The journey has begun
Submitted by Myrtle Mcdonald
arlier
this year my brother Walter and I went to the Fraser River to support
several boats full of people protesting against fish farms. They spread fish
lice and other infections and infestations to wild fish. In my opinion, fish
farms if any, should only be inland at artificial lakes, not draining into
the ocean.
Sunday October 24, 2010
BIA News Release
Experience the
Magic
Chilliwack's nighttime Xmas parade is biggest in BC
Submitted by BIA
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Downtown Business Improvement Association (BIA) will host the 2010
Chilliwack Ford Parade of Lights and Sound in the heart of Chilliwack at
Five Corners. Kathy Funk, Executive Director ...
Sunday Octob
er
24, 2010
Govt Op/Ed
Drop Everything and Read Monday at 11am
Literacy brings confidence in day-to-day living
Submitted by Margaret MacDiarmid, Min Ed.
eading
is a priceless gift we can give our children and ourselves. It not only
helps ensure success throughout our lives, but opens up new worlds to us
every day. Can you imagine what could happen if you couldn’t read a ...
Sunday
October
24, 2010
UFV News
Safe Rides and Student Bursaries
Giving back to students
Submitted by Jihm Burwell, UFV SUS
he
Fraser Valley, B.C. student body at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV ) received a $105,000 return on their investment in the My Safe Ride
Home ( MSRH ) program this week (Thursday, October 21, 2010).
Sunday October
24,2010
Community News
People of Two Worlds
Métis elders hope to pass on traditions to the next generation but need youth
Submitted by Chilliwack Métis Assoc.
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Chilliwack Métis Association is a Chartered Community of Métis
Nation British Columbia. All Métis in the Chilliwack area
are welcome to participate. We hold social meetings, potluck dinners, Métis
Jigging, music and Michif language to
promote and stimulate Metis ...
Monday October 25, 2010
City Hall News
Culture, It's Not Just Yogurt
Celebration of the Arts and Culture Center continues
Submitted by Starlee Renton, City PR
ulture,
it's not just for yogurt! You are cordially invited to check out your new
Chilliwack Cultural Centre and see what it's all about. On Saturday,
November 6, please join Mayor Sharon Gaetz and council members for a
community celebration and ...
Monday October 25, 2010
BIA News
Five
Minutes Of Funk
Change is in the air for Downtown Eastside of Chilliwack
Staff Kathy Funk, BIA Dir.
hilliwack
Executive Director Kathy Funk appeared on 98.3 Starfm last week to talk
about new businesses in the downtown core. The following are highlights from
her conversation with Scott and Lisa on the morning show.
Monday October 25, 2010
Feature Story
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Keepers of the Culture
Sto:lo Resource Centre ushers in the dawn of a new era for Native community
Craig Hill/Voice photos
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a highly anticipated ceremony, Sto:lo Nation opened the doors of their
state-of-the-art Resource Centre Saturday ushering in the dawning of
a new age for People of the River.
Read
the story, see the gallery and listen to the ceremony here
Wednesday October 27, 2010
Remembrance Day
Poppy
Protocol
The pride and patriotism behind a simple lapel pin
Submitted by Desmond Devnich
simple velvet, red poppy, worth so little in monetary value, yet it's
significance is passionately felt by veterans in Canada, the United States,
Britain and around the world. Do toda
y's
youth understand the importance of the Remembrance Day poppy?
Wednesday October 27, 2010
Green Party News Release
Penner Manages to Irk Natives First Day On Job
Native community not pleased with his absence
Submitted by Rebecca Helps, GP
n
Tuesday, October 26, 2010, the Indian Residential School Survivors Society
presented an all-day public education initiative on ...
Friday Octob
er
29, 2010
UFV News
SU To Deliver 5000-name Petition To Abby Council
Bus, train or UFO–they don't care–just get the campuses connected
Submitted by Danial van der Kroon
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November 1, the UFV Students for Sustainability and the Student Union
Society will join forces to present a 5 000 + person petition to local
government leaders. The two organizations will fill a bus...
Friday October 29, 2010
City Scenes
A Eureka Moment
Film series takes over downtown Chilliwack
Staff/Voice photos
Colin Ferguson as Eurkea's Jack Carter.
ureka
was back in town this week. Some interesting shots from the set.
Friday October 29, 2010
Fundraiser Event
Fat Tuesday In Chilliwack
Hospice Masquerade Gala Saturday, November 6
Staff
eri
McGrath is the Executive Director of the Chilliwack Hospice Society and she
appeared on 98.3 Starfm last week to talk about the gala planned for
November 6th.
Friday October 29, 2010
Local News
Morton: Its Death By 1000 Cuts
Fraser River paddlers demand fish farm data
Craig Hill/Voice
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could have been the 1808 Simon Fraser expedition two-hundred years ago but
it was October 20, 2010 and...