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List of upcoming events at Chilliwack, Sardis and Yarrow libraries – Chilliwack Progress

List of upcoming events at Chilliwack, Sardis and Yarrow libraries - Chilliwack Progress

Chilliwack’s three libraries are chock-a-block full of events this fall. Here’s what’s coming up at the Chilliwack, Sardis and Yarrow libraries:

Storytime • Children and caregivers will enjoy interactive stories, songs, rhymes and more. Chilliwack Library: Thursdays, Sept. 8 to Dec. 15, 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sardis Library: Mondays, Sept. 12 to Dec. 19, (excluding Oct. 10), 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Yarrow Library: Wednesdays, Sept. 14 to Oct. 26, 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Babytime • Help your baby develop speech and language skills — enjoy bouncing, singing and rhyming with stories. Babytime is a fun, social bonding activity for babies and caregivers. Chilliwack Library: Tuesdays, Sept. 6 to Dec. 13, 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Crafternoon • Create marbled fall leaf decorations for your home – an in-library ‘take-and-make. Dress to get messy. For ages five and older. Yarrow Library: Thursday, Sept. 15, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

BeTween Book Club • Love to read and talk about books? Can’t make it down to the library on your own? Join our monthly BeTween Book Club and bring along your mom, grandpa, sister (you decide) who also loves to read. We read books, have lively discussions, eat snacks and meet other book lovers. Recommended for ages 9 to 12. Chilliwack Library: Monday, Sept. 26, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Book Club • Join in for lively discussions of selected titles. Chosen books will change monthly and copies are provided by the library. New members are welcome to join at any time. Chilliwack Library: Thursday, Sept. 15, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

English Learners Book Club • Books will be provided. Join anytime. Read, learn, share, have fun! Our first session will include a library tour, opening a library account, discussing the book club, book selection and distribution. To register, contact Janet Les at esl@chilliwacklearning.com or call/text 604-793-5419. Chilliwack Library: Thursdays, Sept. 8, Oct. 13, Nov. 10, Dec. 8, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Genealogy Group • Share ideas, learn new tips and tricks, solve research roadblocks, and learn the history of the area and era you are researching. Monthly meetings often include guest speakers on various topics. All are welcome. Chilliwack Library: Wednesday, Sept. 21, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Library for All • An inclusive program for adults 19 and older, regardless of abilities. Bring your friends, family members or caregivers. There will b special guests and activities, snacks, and people can make new connections. This is in collaboration with Chilliwack Society for Community Living. Chilliwack Library: Thursdays, Sept. 15, 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Infant Massage • Join us for this program led by a certified infant massage instructor. Benefits for your baby may include stimulation, interaction, relaxation and relief. Please bring along a blanket and waterproof changing mat to lay your baby down on. This program is for caregivers and infants (must not be able to crawl yet), no siblings please. Registration is required, please. Contact Ali Edelman at 604-823-8760 ext. 3251 or email aedelman@fvcdc.org to sign up. Sardis Library: Wednesdays, Sept. 14 to Oct. 12, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Baby Yoga • Relax, energize and rebuild strength in a playful and welcoming environment. Learn calming baby massage and stretch techniques with a yoga instructor. Best suited for babies that are not yet mobile. Previous yoga experience not required. Age six weeks and up welcome. Registration required. Call or drop by the library to sign up. Sardis Library: Friday, Sept. 16, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Kids Yoga with The Valley Bee • Join yoga teacher Britt Zurowski from thevalleybee.ca for this play-based yoga. There will be games, poses, meditation, relaxation and a story to match the theme of emotions. Yoga mats and blankets provided. Registration required. For kids aged four to 11. Contact the Chilliwack Library to sign up. Chilliwack Library: Sunday, Sept. 18, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Great Blue Heron Reserve Storytime • Celebrate Science Literacy Week with us at the Great Blue Heron Reserve. You and your little one will be treated to a storytime, followed by a guided tour of the reserve where you’ll get to see and learn all about the amazing wildlife that live there. Registration required, please call or drop by the library to sign up. Great Blue Heron Reserve: Monday, Sept. 19, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Rainbow Café • This partnership program with Chilliwack Community Services offers an inclusive and safe space for youth aged nine to 12 who are part of or curious about the LGBTQ community. Space for tweens to ask questions, learn, and meet new friends. There will be snacks, beverages, and board games provided. Chilliwack Library: Monday, Sept. 19, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Fun with Sphero BOLT • The Sphero BOLT provides unlimited ways to express your inventive ideas and experience the power of programming… or you can just have fun driving it around the room. BOLTs brings robotics, coding and STEAM principles together – all through play. Drop in to check out this playground addition and see what it can do. Chilliwack Library: Tuesday, Sept. 20, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Author Reading: Lindsay Maple • Join local author Lindsay Maple as she reads from her new book, (Not) Your Basic Love Story, a romcom about acceptance, compromise, and love being the only thing that truly matters. Copies will be available for purchase. Sardis Library: Tuesday, Sept. 20, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Cubetto Storytime • It is never too early to begin learning logic and coding. Cubetto is a friendly wooden robot that teaches children the basics of computer programming through stories and activities. Join our special storytime where we will read a special story starring Cubetto and celebrate Science Literacy Week. Chilliwack Library: Thursday, Sept. 22, 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Parent Child Mother Goose • Discover fun with rhymes, songs, and stories. This is an interactive program for children up to age three and caregivers. Mother Goose helps you learn ways to encourage your child’s language and social/emotional development. Healthy snacks will be provided. Registration is required and opens Sept. 6. Contact Ali Edelman at 604-823-8760 ext. 3251 or email aedelman@fvcdc.org to sign up. Sardis Library: Wednesdays, Oct. 19 to Nov. 30, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Paws 4 Stories • St. John Ambulance child certified therapy dogs make very supportive listeners. Therapy dogs and their volunteers will listen to children who want to practice reading aloud. Please have a book picked out to read to the dog ahead of your 15-minute appointment. Registration required. Call or drop by the library to sign up. Suitable for kids up to age 12. Chilliwack Library: Saturdays, Sept. 10, Sept. 24, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sardis Library: Wednesdays, Sept. 14, Sept. 28, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Chilliwack Library (604-792-1941) is located at 45860 First Ave. The Sardis Library (604-858-5503) is located at 5819 Tyson Rd. The Yarrow Library (604-823-4664) is located at 4670 Community St.

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Chilliwack chock-a-block with exciting events, road closures this weekend – Chilliwack Progress

Chilliwack chock-a-block with exciting events, road closures this weekend - Chilliwack Progress

This weekend is chock-a-block with exciting events in Chilliwack and the City of Chilliwack has authorized a series of road closures so everyone can plan their routes accordingly.

The Chilliwack Mural Festival runs Saturday, Aug. 20 with road closures from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Victoria Street from College Street to Young Road, Mill Street from Victoria Avenue to Wellington Avenue, and Kipp Avenue from Main Street to Yale Road closed for mural festival. (See map above)

Flight Fest runs Sunday, Aug. 21, Road closures 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. will close the westbound Airport Road and southbound portion of Broadway between Cessna Drive and Brooks Avenue to accommodate event parking. Detour available via Brooks Avenue and Young Road. B.C. Chilliwack Alliance Church will see event parking with a shuttle bus starting at noon. The #57 bus will be rerouted throughout the day along the detour route, southwest bound direction only.

Flight Fest on Sunday, Aug. 21 will see road closures on the westbound part of Airport Road, and southbound Broadway. (City of Chilliwack)

Flight Fest on Sunday, Aug. 21 will see road closures on the westbound part of Airport Road, and southbound Broadway. (City of Chilliwack)

Also on Sunday is Chilliwack Pride with road closures from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wellington Avenue from Main Street to Five Corners, Mill Street from Victoria Avenue to Wellington Avenue, and Victoria Avenue from College Street to Young Road closed.

Road closures on Sunday, Aug. 21 for Chilliwack Pride on Wellington, Mill and Victoria. (City of Chilliwack)

Road closures on Sunday, Aug. 21 for Chilliwack Pride on Wellington, Mill and Victoria. (City of Chilliwack)

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Rambo actors to take part in Hope’s First Blood 40th anniversary event – Chilliwack Progress

Rambo actors to take part in Hope’s First Blood 40th anniversary event - Chilliwack Progress

Patrick Stack and Stephen Chang will be coming to Hope this fall for the 40th anniversary celebration of Rambo: First Blood.

Events will be held over the Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend, Oct. 7-10.

Both Stack and Chang acted in the film.

Stack played the role of Clinton Morgan, a lieutenant in the U.S. National Guard who leads a group of men in search of Rambo after he escapes police custody.

His character is one every fan talks about because of his humour and the bumbling comedy he brings to his scene in the movie,” said Brian McKinney, one of the organizers of Hope’s Rambo celebration. “He’s just as fun to talk to in person and the fans are going to love him.”

Stick is also known for roles on hit 1980s TV shows like Simon and Simon, Dynasty, Hardcastle and McCormick, The Greatest American Hero and Cheers.

“When we contacted him he was like, ‘You know what Brian? This sounds like a blast,’” McKinney said. “Patrick and his wife Louise are coming and we’ve convinced them to stay the entire weekend, arriving in town on Friday afternoon and leaving Monday.”

Chang played the role of a Viet Cong commander in a flashback scene where he is shown torturing Rambo, dragging a bayonet rifle blade across his chest.

Though his role in Rambo is brief, the Kung-Fu Grandmaster has a following among Rambo fans.

The family of Brian Dennehy is also making the trip to Hope.

While details are still being finalized, McKinney said at least two of his daughters and their husbands, plus one of his grandsons, will be here. The grandson, William, is an award-winning documentary filmmaker who plans to produce a film on the 40th anniversary.

“William has already flown to Toronto to speak with Ted Kotcheff, who directed Rambo: First Blood,” McKinney noted.

While Stack and Chang both played the roles of Rambo antagonists, no one was more opposed to the title character than Dennehy’s Will Teasle, the sheriff of the fictional town of Hope, WA.

Teasle was vindictive and prone to abusing his power, and when he decided that the scruffy-looking Vietnam vet didn’t belong in his town, he went too far. Teasle allowed police officers under his command to push Rambo to a breaking point, and chaos followed.

Dennehy died in 2020 at the age of 81.


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Chilliwack’s Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve celebrates 20 years with free event – Chilliwack Progress

Chilliwack’s Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve celebrates 20 years with free event - Chilliwack Progress

The folks at Chilliwack’s Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve are getting ready to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the wetlands.

Back in 2002, folks flocked to the grand opening of the reserve and the Rotary Interpretive Centre, and on June 23, organizers are hoping to draw another big crowd to mark the past two decades.

“We’ve achieved an awful lot in the last 20 years. It’s well-loved and well-used,” said executive director Camille Coray.

She said the events planned for that day are coming together nicely.

The free event runs from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on June 23 where there will be guided walks, a bannock truck, tables and displays by several local conservation organizations, and a formal program.

There will be two guided walks during each of the following time slots: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The formal program, which goes from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include a welcome and introductions from the Indigenous community, the City of Chilliwack, Environmental and Climate Change Canada, and the Rotary Club of Chilliwack, followed by keynote speaker, Dr. Carin Bondar, speaking on the importance of wetlands.

“It’s an opportunity for people who were involved at the beginning to continue to be involved,” Coray said.

Then-mayor Clint Hames (left) and Larry Stinson with the Rotary Club of Chilliwack stand atop the viewing tower during the grand opening of the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve and Rotary Interpretive Centre on Wednesday, May 15, 2002. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Then-mayor Clint Hames (left) and Larry Stinson with the Rotary Club of Chilliwack stand atop the viewing tower during the grand opening of the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve and Rotary Interpretive Centre on Wednesday, May 15, 2002. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

It was May 15, 2002 when the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve and the Rotary Interpretive Centre officially opened.

“Welcome to the public opening of this wonderful reserve,” said then-mayor Clint Hames, as a heron flew high overhead. “I think this will become one of the most-visited places in the Lower Mainland.”

Since May 2002, a total of 353,300 people have come through the doors of the interpretive centre.

Larry Stinson with the Rotary Club of Chilliwack was also at the grand opening 20 years ago and is expected to be at the anniversary celebration on June 23.

“It gives me great pleasure to complete Rotary’s gift to this nature reserve by presenting the Rotary Viewing Tower, which will allow viewing without causing any disturbance,” Stinson said in 2002.

Back then, about 90 to 100 heron nests were nestled high in the trees. Today, staff and volunteers have counted about 60 nest, but there’s likely more, Coray said.

Each active nest has two adult herons and about three to five eggs. There’s about a 60 per cent mortality rate for the chicks, which means about one to two chicks per nest will survive.

“The babies are very loud even though you can’t see them,” Coray said. “You can just hear them chittering non-stop. They’re definitely being territorial.”

Back in 2002, herons were blue-listed meaning it’s a species of “special concern.” Coray said that hasn’t changed over the past 20 years as the birds are still blue-listed.

A heron brings a twig back to its nest at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve in Chilliwack on March 18, 2015. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

A heron brings a twig back to its nest at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve in Chilliwack on March 18, 2015. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

The interpretive centre will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on June 23 and all proceeds from the gift shop that day will be put toward the creation of a 24-by-36-foot education pavilion/covered picnic area that will hopefully be built at the reserve in the next couple of years.

Once built, the pavilion will be surround with lots of interpretive signage that will cover the history and ecology of the area, including information on Indigenous communities.

The 20th anniversary of the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve and Rotary Interpretive Centre is Thursday, June 23 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 5200 Sumas Prairie Rd. For more, go to chilliwackblueheron.com. Folks are asked to sign up for the free guided nature walks, though there will be some drop-ins allowed on the day of. Registration is at chilliwackblueheron.com/upcoming-events.

– with files by Jennifer Feinberg

The grand opening of the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve and Rotary Interpretive Centre on Wednesday, May 15, 2002. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

The grand opening of the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve and Rotary Interpretive Centre on Wednesday, May 15, 2002. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)


 

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National Indigenous Peoples Day to be celebrated in Chilliwack with 3 separate events – Chilliwack Progress

National Indigenous Peoples Day to be celebrated in Chilliwack with 3 separate events - Chilliwack Progress

Three upcoming events in Chilliwack will honour National Indigenous Peoples Day.

The day falls on June 21 every year, and this year one event will take place on that day while the other two are scheduled beforehand.

On Friday, June 17, Pacific Community Resources Society is hosting its Indigenous Wellness Reconnection Event at Chilliwack Central Park (45951 Victoria Ave.). The community is welcome to come and reconnect with local services in Chilliwack from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a free catered food truck there plus activities.

Also on June 17 is the Indigenous Peoples Day Community Event hosted by Wilma’s Transition Society. The event takes place at Sardis Park from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. where there will be live music (5 p.m. to 7 p.m.), face painting, bouncy castles, food trucks, vendors and display booths.

And then on Tuesday, June 21, there will be a celebration at at Sqwa (Skwah) First Nation from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be an ironman competition, coastal jam, vendors, food and special guests. All are welcome and it takes place at 615 Lower Landing Rd. at the west end of Wellington Avenue.

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