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Glenda Toews, seen here at Corky’s Irish Pub in Chilliwack, wrote ‘Spinning on a Barstool’ after she was allegedly scammed $60,000 by a con artist. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

A B.C. waitress’s life-changing encounter with ‘wealthy’ con artist

Glenda Toews wrote ‘Spinning on a Barstool’ after losing tens of thousands of dollars in alleged fraud

Glenda Toews, seen here at Corky’s Irish Pub in Chilliwack, wrote ‘Spinning on a Barstool’ after she was allegedly scammed $60,000 by a con artist. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Three-year-old Ryah Hope plays in his Yarrow home on Oct. 13, 2023. Behind him is an in-home hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

‘Ryah’s revival’ underway for toddler pulled from near-drowning in B.C. lake

‘He’s improving at a crazy fast, fast rate,’ says Ryah Hope’s mom following hyperbaric oxygen treatment

Three-year-old Ryah Hope plays in his Yarrow home on Oct. 13, 2023. Behind him is an in-home hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Rob Forde (right), seen here with Mark Gore and seven-year-old Jack Gore on Oct. 21, 2023, transformed the Gore family’s crawl space into a dungeon. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

PHOTOS: Designer builds dungeon in B.C. home in time for Halloween

Rob Forde transformed crawl space corridor into dungeon for Chilliwack homeowners

Rob Forde (right), seen here with Mark Gore and seven-year-old Jack Gore on Oct. 21, 2023, transformed the Gore family’s crawl space into a dungeon. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Josh Tobey, who’s a member of jousting troupe Knights of Valour, is pictured at his Chilliwack home on Sept. 16, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

‘Like driving into a brick wall’: A Chilliwack man’s passion for jousting

Josh Tobey has been suiting up with Knights of Valour for 10 years

Josh Tobey, who’s a member of jousting troupe Knights of Valour, is pictured at his Chilliwack home on Sept. 16, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
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)
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)
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)
Joe Sommer has completed 190 jigsaw puzzles, all of which are on display in the basement of his Chilliwack home. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

VIDEO: This B.C. man, 89, has spent 57 years completing 200 jigsaw puzzles

All given to him as gifts, Joe Sommer has spent 57 years doing jigsaw puzzles and then mounting them

Joe Sommer has completed 190 jigsaw puzzles, all of which are on display in the basement of his Chilliwack home. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Terry Campbell’s display of Christmas miniatures takes up the entire dining room of his Chilliwack home. He started the display in 2007 but it has been more challenging for him lately as he’s been legally blind since 2018. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

VIDEO: Legally blind B.C. man builds Christmas display that takes up entire dining room

Terry Campbell lost most of eyesight in 2018, but still adds to miniature Christmas village every year

Terry Campbell’s display of Christmas miniatures takes up the entire dining room of his Chilliwack home. He started the display in 2007 but it has been more challenging for him lately as he’s been legally blind since 2018. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Candles with messages from Shaelene Bell’s two boys were lit during her celebration of life at Sandpiper Resort on Saturday, June 26, 2021. Bell’s mother Alina Durham is urging people to write to Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon asking for a bill to be passed to help create Shaelene’s Missing Adult Alert. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Your support needed to get Shaelene’s Missing Adult Alert in place, says B.C. mom

Alina Durham hopes letters to Governor General Mary Simon will help get bill passed

Candles with messages from Shaelene Bell’s two boys were lit during her celebration of life at Sandpiper Resort on Saturday, June 26, 2021. Bell’s mother Alina Durham is urging people to write to Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon asking for a bill to be passed to help create Shaelene’s Missing Adult Alert. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Isaac Bosma, 9, of Chilliwack shows his cow during a 4-H competition at the 150th annual Chilliwack Fair on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022 at Chilliwack Heritage Park. Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 is World Farm Animals Day. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Unofficial holidays: Here’s what people are celebrating for the week of Oct. 2 to 8

World Farm Animals Day, Virus Appreciation Day, Canadian Beer Day all coming up this week

Isaac Bosma, 9, of Chilliwack shows his cow during a 4-H competition at the 150th annual Chilliwack Fair on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022 at Chilliwack Heritage Park. Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 is World Farm Animals Day. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)