Jenna Hauck

Kevin Stone and wife Michelle were putting the finishing touches on a 17,000-pound, stainless-steel T. rex on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, just days before it was to be shipped from Chilliwack to Penticton. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

17,000-pound metal T. rex ready to move from Chilliwack to Penticton

Massive stainless-steel dinosaur will overlook Okanagan Lake, be visible to public

Kevin Stone and wife Michelle were putting the finishing touches on a 17,000-pound, stainless-steel T. rex on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, just days before it was to be shipped from Chilliwack to Penticton. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
A wasp nest in North Saanich. The City of Chilliwack is asking residents not to put active wasp nests in green carts after collection staff were injured. (Sue Weisgerber)

2 injured from wasps nests put in compost bins, sparking reminder in Chilliwack

Collection workers stung multiple times; city asking residents to dispose of wasp nests properly

A wasp nest in North Saanich. The City of Chilliwack is asking residents not to put active wasp nests in green carts after collection staff were injured. (Sue Weisgerber)
Decoy geese sit by a water jump as Cordelia Mansfield of Vancouver rides Rose in the cross-country competition during the Island 22 Horse Trials and B.C. Championships in Chilliwack on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

PHOTOS: Riders from across B.C. compete in Chilliwack equestrian event

Island 22 Horse Trials and B.C. Championships featured dressage, cross-country jumping, show jumping

Decoy geese sit by a water jump as Cordelia Mansfield of Vancouver rides Rose in the cross-country competition during the Island 22 Horse Trials and B.C. Championships in Chilliwack on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Terry Brookes was cliff jumping when he lost his GoPro camera at Cultus Lake in 2012. It was recovered 11 years later by Clay Helkenberg using an underwater drone on Aug. 21, 2023. (Screenshot/Terry Brookes)

VIDEO: Cliff jump at Cultus Lake captured in lost GoPro footage

Footage from 2012 jump remained on camera retrieved this week by Aquatic Monkey

Terry Brookes was cliff jumping when he lost his GoPro camera at Cultus Lake in 2012. It was recovered 11 years later by Clay Helkenberg using an underwater drone on Aug. 21, 2023. (Screenshot/Terry Brookes)
Britni Hannah (right), director of Sprott Shaw College Chilliwack campus, and Marissa Bell, employment services specialist, hold historic images of the school that will be on display at the 120th anniversary celebration on Aug. 17. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Sprott Shaw College marks 120 years with celebrations across B.C.

B.C.-based school has survived economic recessions, 2 world wars, Great Depression

Britni Hannah (right), director of Sprott Shaw College Chilliwack campus, and Marissa Bell, employment services specialist, hold historic images of the school that will be on display at the 120th anniversary celebration on Aug. 17. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Kathy Mackey holds her dog Fancy as she’s surrounded by dozens of pet neckwear pieces in her Chilliwack home on July 6, 2023. She’s bringing her business, Simply Fetching Pet Designs, to the Chilliwack Fair Aug. 11 to 13. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

‘These ain’t your nana’s bandanas’: B.C. senior creates unique neckwear for dogs

‘They’re all about fun, and fashion and showing off,’ says Kathy Mackey of Simply Fetching Pet Designs

Kathy Mackey holds her dog Fancy as she’s surrounded by dozens of pet neckwear pieces in her Chilliwack home on July 6, 2023. She’s bringing her business, Simply Fetching Pet Designs, to the Chilliwack Fair Aug. 11 to 13. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Clear Creek Campground in Cultus Lake was shut down after a cougar attacked and killed a pet on July 13, 2023. (Unsplash)

Campground shut down after cougar kills dog in Cultus Lake

Cougar also ‘displayed stalking behaviour towards people’ at Clear Creek Campground: Conservation Officer Service

Clear Creek Campground in Cultus Lake was shut down after a cougar attacked and killed a pet on July 13, 2023. (Unsplash)
Alina Durham holds a photo of her daughter Shaelene Bell in her home on Jan. 12, 2023. Bell went missing on Jan. 30, 2021 and her body was found on June 2, 2021 in the Fraser River near Coquitlam. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Amber Alert e-petition in honour of late B.C. mom now up and running

PDF of petition can be signed and sent to MLA, or folks can sign hard copy in-person at 4 locations

Alina Durham holds a photo of her daughter Shaelene Bell in her home on Jan. 12, 2023. Bell went missing on Jan. 30, 2021 and her body was found on June 2, 2021 in the Fraser River near Coquitlam. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
The scene of a four-vehicle crash on the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge where this Chrysler 300 collided with three vehicles on July 8, 2023. (Sukh Mattu)

Man still at large after crash on Agassiz bridge, seen fleeing with chainsaw

RCMP still looking for suspect driver who hit 3 vehicles then fled on foot carrying chainsaw

The scene of a four-vehicle crash on the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge where this Chrysler 300 collided with three vehicles on July 8, 2023. (Sukh Mattu)
Construction is seen on the Juliet Bridge on the Coquihalla Highway in September 2022. (Google Maps)

4th permanent bridge opens on Coquihalla following 2021 floods

Southbound Juliet Bridge built to higher standard of climate resiliency

Construction is seen on the Juliet Bridge on the Coquihalla Highway in September 2022. (Google Maps)
Alina Durham (left) collects signatures at Chilliwack’s Canada Day celebrations at Townsend Park on Saturday, July 1, 2023. Durham has written up a petition with Chilliwack-Kent MLA Kelli Paddon to get the wording in B.C.’s Amber Alert system changed to include victims over the age of 18. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

B.C. mom collects signatures in effort to change Amber Alert criteria

Mother of Shaelene Bell collecting pen-on-paper signatures, e-petition in the works

Alina Durham (left) collects signatures at Chilliwack’s Canada Day celebrations at Townsend Park on Saturday, July 1, 2023. Durham has written up a petition with Chilliwack-Kent MLA Kelli Paddon to get the wording in B.C.’s Amber Alert system changed to include victims over the age of 18. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Bob Shoker of Shoker Farms in his strawberry fields on Unsworth Road in Chilliwack. (Jenna Hauck/ Black Press Media)

‘You can’t get fresher than that’: Strawberries, field to stand in 20 minutes

Shoker Farms has been in Chilliwack since 1975 and strawberries are their specialty

Bob Shoker of Shoker Farms in his strawberry fields on Unsworth Road in Chilliwack. (Jenna Hauck/ Black Press Media)
Kevin Roy (left) and Jon Fennell of B.C. acoustic-pop duo LooPS will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for most number of concerts performed in 12 hours on July 8. (Submitted by LooPS)

B.C. band attempts to break Guinness record for most concerts played in 12 hours in multiple cities

Acoustic-pop duo LooPS will try to break record all while raising money for BC Children’s Hospital

Kevin Roy (left) and Jon Fennell of B.C. acoustic-pop duo LooPS will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for most number of concerts performed in 12 hours on July 8. (Submitted by LooPS)
Emergency crews were called to Frost Road on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 for reports of a person injured by an animal. (Google Maps)

B.C. woman kicked by horse, seriously injured – but doesn’t blame the animal

Woman who was airlifted to hospital with head injury and broken arm had to dial 911 herself

Emergency crews were called to Frost Road on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 for reports of a person injured by an animal. (Google Maps)
Alina Durham holds a photo of her daughter Shaelene Bell in her home on Jan. 12, 2023. Bell went missing on Jan. 30, 2021 and her body was found on June 2, 2021 in the Fraser River near Coquitlam. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

B.C. mom not giving up on adult Amber Alert system in honour of late daughter who went missing

Mom of Shaelene Bell continues efforts with Chilliwack-Hope MP who’s ready to bring motion to House

Alina Durham holds a photo of her daughter Shaelene Bell in her home on Jan. 12, 2023. Bell went missing on Jan. 30, 2021 and her body was found on June 2, 2021 in the Fraser River near Coquitlam. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Chilliwack burn survivor Keira McKenzie, 15, seen with mom Terresa, is the 2023 ‘champion’ for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. She is encouraging people to buy tickets to the Choice Lottery to raise money for the hospital – a place she’s visited countless times. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

B.C. burn survivor, 15, shares story in hopes people will support BC Children’s Hospital fundraiser

Keira McKenzie was 9 when she was burned, now she’s ‘spokeskid’ for BC Children’s Hospital lottery

Chilliwack burn survivor Keira McKenzie, 15, seen with mom Terresa, is the 2023 ‘champion’ for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. She is encouraging people to buy tickets to the Choice Lottery to raise money for the hospital – a place she’s visited countless times. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Harlow Montroy (black sweatshirt) and Summer Hamper (turquoise coat) from Watson Elementary buy coffee for two strangers at Vedder Park during Watson Elementary’s Kindness Project on Wednesday, March 15. For more photos, go to theprogress.com/community (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

B.C. elementary students hand out $1,400 in free goodies to strangers as part of kindness project

Students in Chilliwack gave out flowers, chocolates, dog treats and bought coffee for complete strangers

Harlow Montroy (black sweatshirt) and Summer Hamper (turquoise coat) from Watson Elementary buy coffee for two strangers at Vedder Park during Watson Elementary’s Kindness Project on Wednesday, March 15. For more photos, go to theprogress.com/community (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Kris Mallisetty was paralyzed from the neck down during surgery on his spine on Jan. 27. Because he doesn’t qualify for Persons With Disability funding, a friend has set up a fundraiser to help pay for the costs of making his home wheelchair-accessible. (Leah Gray photo)

B.C. man paralyzed during spinal surgery

Kris Mallisetty denied disability funding; $30,000 needed to make home wheelchair-accessible

Kris Mallisetty was paralyzed from the neck down during surgery on his spine on Jan. 27. Because he doesn’t qualify for Persons With Disability funding, a friend has set up a fundraiser to help pay for the costs of making his home wheelchair-accessible. (Leah Gray photo)
A screenshot of the TikTok video of a man alleged to have issued homophobic slurs who later turned himself in to the Vancouver Police Department. (Twitter/ @jamiepine)

Chilliwack man turns himself in to police following viral homophobic video

Man caught on video making homophobic comments and other insults outside SkyTrain station

A screenshot of the TikTok video of a man alleged to have issued homophobic slurs who later turned himself in to the Vancouver Police Department. (Twitter/ @jamiepine)
Alina Durham holds a photo of her daughter Shaelene Bell in her home on Jan. 12, 2023. Bell went missing on Jan. 30, 2021 and her body was found on June 2, 2021 in the Fraser River near Coquitlam. Durham has been trying for 18 months to get Shaelene’s Missing Adult Alert in place, but nothing has happened. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

B.C. mom disheartened with no result after 18 months advocating for missing-adult alert

‘I believe it can be done, I believe it should be done and nothing is being done,’ says Alina Durham

Alina Durham holds a photo of her daughter Shaelene Bell in her home on Jan. 12, 2023. Bell went missing on Jan. 30, 2021 and her body was found on June 2, 2021 in the Fraser River near Coquitlam. Durham has been trying for 18 months to get Shaelene’s Missing Adult Alert in place, but nothing has happened. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)