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Wednesday - Feb 25 - Neighbours needed
Plus, Kent and Harrison seek park land removal for emergency route
Emily Edwards
February 25, 2026
🌧️ High 8C
Good morning,
A quick correction from Monday's newsletter: thanks to Bobbie for catching that the magic show at Almsgiving Hope Cinema is actually on Friday, February 27, not the 26. Tickets are still available for the evening of comedy and sleight-of-hand featuring three of Canada's best magicians.
In other news, the District of Kent and Village of Harrison Hot Springs are asking the province to remove land from Sasquatch Provincial Park to build an emergency evacuation route. The communities have been working on the proposal for over 20 years, citing multiple incidents since 2013 that have cut off access to up to 10,000 residents and visitors during emergencies.
– Emily
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News & Features
Langley City launches neighbourhood networks to boost safety through community connections
Langley City is launching a new initiative to help neighbours build stronger connections and create safer communities from the ground up.
The Resilient Neighbourhood Networks program brings local residents, community groups, and businesses together to share information, support one another, and respond to everyday challenges or emergencies.
"Safety starts at the neighbourhood level," said Mayor Nathan Pachal. "When neighbours connect, trust grows, fear decreases, and communities move from reacting to preventing problems. Resilient Neighbourhood Networks give residents the tools to create a made-in-Langley City approach to safety."
The program relies on volunteers to help organize activities and build connections in their neighbourhoods. No experience is needed, and volunteering is flexible to fit different schedules.
Opportunities include organizing social gatherings like block parties or coffee meet-ups, participating in safety walks or emergency preparedness workshops, joining small planning groups to share ideas and identify safety priorities, or helping at community-led events.
SPONSORED BY SOCIÉTÉ FRANCOPHONE DE MAILLARDVILLE
Say "bonjour" to Festival du Bois, March 6-8
Grab something plaid and your pals and say “bonjour!” to FESTIVAL DU BOIS, March 6-8 in Maillardville/Coquitlam’s Mackin Park! Come celebrate vibrant fiddle traditions from across Canada. Dance to Québécois and Celtic tunes and Latin rhythms, revel in a bhangra-Celtic fusion, fiddle-singing and other amazing music. See fun shows for kids and families, the Métis Village Experience, lively on-site entertainment - and sample maple taffy on snow and cuisine traditionelle – plus so much more!
This year, the festival welcomes Quebec’s Nicolas Pellerin et Les Grands Hurleurs (translation: The Great Howlers), Montreal’s Aleksi Campagne, BC’s Schryer, Enblom, Dobres and Hillhouse, and the return of Delhi 2 Dublin (1 show only) among many others. Visit the festival’s website for program details and tickets. See ya there!
Need to Know
⚾ Hope Minor Softball extended registration to February 27 after each team needs at least two more players to safely compete, with community members offering to help cover costs for those who need assistance. [Hope Standard]
💊 Mission recorded nine unregulated drug deaths in 2025, down from 26 in 2024 and the lowest number since 2016, with a death rate of 17.7 per 100,000 people—the lowest in the Eastern Fraser Valley. [Mission Record]
🦆 The Cultus Lake goose management committee is preparing its annual efforts to discourage Canada geese from residing at the lake, having addled over 300 eggs in seven years, as each adult goose produces one to two pounds of fecal matter daily. [Chilliwack Progress]
🔫 A 39-year-old Langley man received a 30-month prison sentence after being arrested in Surrey in May 2024 with a loaded prohibited pistol, loaded sawed-off shotgun, machete, bear spray, and body armour in his vehicle. [Langley Advance Times]
🏠 Chilliwack RCMP are urging residents to lock doors and windows even while sleeping after a senior's Broadway Street home was broken into early Saturday morning while he rested, with an iPad stolen in what was the second break-in at the residence. [Fraser Valley Today]
🚨 The District of Kent and Village of Harrison Hot Springs are requesting BC remove land from Sasquatch Provincial Park to build an emergency evacuation route, citing multiple incidents since 2013 that have cut off access to up to 10,000 residents and visitors. [Fraser Valley Today]
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🗓 Things to do
13th Annual Hometown Hoedown for Hospice: The Chilliwack Hospice Society hosts its signature fundraiser on Saturday, April 11 at Evergreen Hall with doors opening at 6:00 PM, featuring barbecue dinner, live music from The Dusty Boots Band, a silent auction, mechanical bull, and 50/50 draw, 19+ only, tickets on sale February 25 at 9:00 AM.
Free Archives Tour: Chilliwack Archives offers free behind-the-scenes tours on the last Friday of each month at 3:00 PM, exploring rare historical collections and over 100 years of preserved community history, no registration required.
Weekend Family Arts: The Reach Gallery Museum hosts family art-making sessions in its studio on Saturday, February 28 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, welcoming guests of all ages with children accompanied by parents or guardians.
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