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Early-morning house fire under investigation.
Southside Rocks on the River.
Huskers lose 49-33 to Kamloops Broncos.
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Chilliwack goes to war
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EDITOR’S NOTE: One hundred years ago today, Progress readers opened their Aug. 6, 1914 edition to news that would change their lives and, indeed, change their world. Today, The Chilliwack Progress reprints some of those stories, as they appeared, beginning with a front-page article announcing the call for mobilization.
To Be Recruited To Full Strength Companies Comprising the 104th Regt. Will Be Brought Up to Full Strength at Once. Action is Taken in View of Situation Which May Involve the Empire in War. Regimental orders were issued Friday by Col. J.D. Taylor to recruit the companies of the 104th Regiment Westminster Fusileers up to full strength and officers commanding companies will take the necessary steps in order to bring their companies up to the required figure of 57 men per company. This action is taken in view of the present warlike situation in Europe and which may soon involve the mother country and in which Canadian assistance may be required. At present the 104th consists of six companies, while the full establishment provides for eight companies. Four of these present companies are in New Westminster and two in Chilliwack. It is suggested that this is an opportune time for the organization of two new companies at New Westminster, and this will likely be done as soon as the present companies are fully
People visit the Chilliwack Museum on opening day of the new annual exhibition, Chilliwack’s Great War: At Home and Overseas, on Aug. 4. One hundred years ago on that day, Canada entered the First World War as part of the British Empire. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS
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Sockeye openings start despite survival concerns Black Press Commercial fishermen and sports anglers are now getting their first crack at what’s hoped to be a record return of Fraser River sockeye salmon. A 38-hour opening for commercial gillnetters took place over the B.C. Day long weekend in Johnstone Strait near Campbell River, likely the first of several openings this summer. Recreational fishing for sockeye in marine areas last Friday and on tidal sections of the lower Fraser Sunday, with non-tidal areas further upstream expected to open the middle of this week.
Department of Fisheries and Oceans area director Les Jantz said most sockeye stocks appear to be coming in close to or slightly below expectations. There’s no in-season estimate of the run size yet, but the midrange forecast was for 23 million sockeye, with potential for that to be as low as 7.2 million and as high as 72 million due to an unusual level of uncertainty. Fishery managers are carefully watching to ensure enough sockeye get back upstream to spawn in light of challenging river conditions. Water levels are 11 per cent below normal, which Jantz said also means the river can heat up
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fast to dangerously warm temperatures in a bout of hot weather. The river temperature was 18.4 degrees on July 31 – 0.7 degrees higher than average for this date – and expected to warm to 20.7 degrees in the next few days. Sustained exposure to water at that temperature can stress migrating sockeye, killing many before they spawn. DFO will this year let up to 65 per cent of the run be caught or die of other causes on their migration, an increase from 60 per cent in past years to allow more fishing opportunity. That decision has been criticized by conservation groups that say DFO has authorized overfishing
that will result in a high bycatch of threatened stocks, such as Cultus Lake sockeye and Interior coho, which migrate alongside the more abundant sockeye. Jantz said DFO is prepared to make further adjustments to the fishing plan as more run size information comes in to ensure weak stocks aren’t severely damaged by the sockeye fishery. Fishing by First Nations for food, social and ceremonial purposes has been underway since late July, with 70,000 sockeye caught as of Aug. 1. Aboriginal groups will also get to fish commercially for sale under
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