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William Prest was one of the founding members of the Prest Family of Chilliwack. Their farm was one of the first to farm on the land in Chilliwack. William Prest also married a First Nation woman, Mary “Tata” Benn of what is now Sqwah First Nation, one of the largest communities of Chilliwack's Stó:lō First Nation. From the earliest days ...
Chilliwack is a Canadian rock band centered on the singer and guitarist Bill Henderson.They were active from 1970 to 1988; Henderson re-formed the band in 1997. The band started off with a progressive rock sound that incorporated elements of folk, indigenous, jazz and blues, before moving towards a more straight-ahead hard rock/pop rock sound by the mid-1970s.
Chilliwack Museum and Archives, located in the 1912 former Chilliwack City Hall on Spadina Avenue, is a National Historic Site of Canada. [24] The Chilliwack Museum and Archives are a non-profit organization operated by the Chilliwack Museum and Historical Society which began in 1958 by brothers Oliver and Casey Wells. [25]
In 1975, MacLeod released a solo single "You Know I Can't Do Anymore"/"Come By Chance". In 1978, while working the Ontario bar circuit with Stingaree (which included fellow guitarist Bernie LaBarge) he was invited to join Chilliwack and first appeared on their album Lights from the Valley.
As well as performing, Henderson has produced many recordings; he won the 1983 Juno Award for "Producer of the Year", with Brian MacLeod, for Chilliwack's Opus X album. He also won a Genie Award for best original song in a movie ("When I Sing", from Bye Bye Blues ), and was musical director for the Canadian edition of Sesame Street from 1989 to ...
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The Skway First Nation, (officially Shxwhá:y Village), is a band government of the Stó:lō people living in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada near the city of Chilliwack. They traditionally speak the Upriver dialect of Halkomelem , one of the Salishan family of languages.
Chilliwack is the first album by the Canadian rock band Chilliwack, released in June 1970. Chilliwack was a continuation of the psychedelic-progressive group The Collectors , except without lead singer Howie Vickers.