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Jessica Peters

Jessica Peters

I began my career in 1999 at the Chilliwack Progress, after completing the journalism program at Kwantlen College University.

Over my career, I have worked at several Black Press Media newspapers in the eastern Fraser Valley, and am currently the editor at the Progress. I raised my children in Chilliwack, and have been a volunteer in many capacities here. In 2023, I was recognized for feature and column writing by the BC and Yukon Community News Media Association.

Phone
604-702-5570
Email
jessica.peters@theprogress.com

Recent Work by Jessica

Curtains to close at Chilliwack’s last independent movie theatre

Curtains to close at Chilliwack’s last independent movie theatre

Cottonwood 4 Cinemas owners announce retirement after 16 years
Expanded lens pulls extent of B.C. city's homelessness issue into sharper focus

Expanded lens pulls extent of B.C. city's homelessness issue into sharper focus

New Chilliwack homelessness study used wider scope to find 715 unhoused people, well above prior count
VIDEO: Second fire at downtown Chilliwack apartment building in 4 days

VIDEO: Second fire at downtown Chilliwack apartment building in 4 days

Several residents transported to Chilliwack General Hospital after fire breaks out on 6th floor
Gear bags stolen from search volunteers in Chilliwack returned, say RCMP

Gear bags stolen from search volunteers in Chilliwack returned, say RCMP

Heavy bags with specialized gear had been stolen after volunteer rescuers had stashed them during search
BREAKING: Missing 6-year-old Chilliwack girl found safe

BREAKING: Missing 6-year-old Chilliwack girl found safe

Lily Coursol, 7, found 'quite a distance' from her home: RCMP
Homicide team investigating death of Chilliwack woman

Homicide team investigating death of Chilliwack woman

Investigators say Chantelle Ruhl, 37, was known to seek shelter in area where body was found
VIDEO: Agassiz dairy cows released into meadow to graze for 1st time this spring

VIDEO: Agassiz dairy cows released into meadow to graze for 1st time this spring

Farm visitors cheer as Agassiz herd runs out of barn into field, and right back into barn again
Chilliwack couple looks back at 'miracle' survival of Easter Sunday car crash

Chilliwack couple looks back at 'miracle' survival of Easter Sunday car crash

Diane and Norm Melanson were saved in multiple ways after their accident
VIDEO: Chilliwack farm hosts 103rd annual plowing match

VIDEO: Chilliwack farm hosts 103rd annual plowing match

Chilliwack Plowing Society takes over Greendale Acres fields for traditional farming event
'Peaceful and powerful': Soowahlie First Nation evicts illegal campers on Chilliwack River

'Peaceful and powerful': Soowahlie First Nation evicts illegal campers on Chilliwack River

First Nation band planning community cleanup at long-standing encampment site in Chilliwack
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