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The Days Before Remembrance Day
With Remembrance Day around the corner, I found myself thinking about the traditions we have created to honour our veterans, and the...
Krista Butt
Nov 10, 20233 min read
Autumn Change; October Delights
As I enter the forest on this misty morning my senses are awakened to the changes happening all around me. The trees have shed their...
Laura Reid
Sep 30, 20231 min read
Margaret Ballam: A Community Minded Historian
I never knew Margaret Ballam. The family name was known to me...you can't have lived in Chilliwack for any length of time without having...
Monica Braun
Aug 31, 20232 min read
The Women's Institute: For Home & Country
The first Women’s Institute was founded in Stoney Creek, Ontario on February 19, 1897, inspired by Adelaide Hoodless, a bereaved mother...
Margaret Holford
May 6, 20233 min read
A Dark Spot in Our Canadian History
The month of April is historically significant; but the events that occurred in April 1876 and April 1884 were not shining moments in...
Laura Reid
Apr 1, 20233 min read
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