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Eric Welsh

Eric Welsh

I joined the Chilliwack Progress in 2007. Originally hired as a sports reporter, I’ve branched out in recent years to cover everything from school board to politics, cops, and courts to human-interest features.

I have won several awards during my time at the Progress, including a Canadian Community Newspaper Association feature writing award and four Ma Murray golds from the B.C. Community Newspaper Association. I live in Chilliwack with my wife, two children and two dogs. When I’m not covering the news, I coach youth soccer and prowl around thrift stores looking for vintage toys.

Phone
604-702-5572
Email
eric.welsh@theprogress.com

Recent Work by Eric

FVRD calls for provincial funding for radon mitigation

FVRD calls for provincial funding for radon mitigation

Several homes in the eastern Fraser Valley registered above the safe level for the gas
B.C. drug trafficker Clayton Eheler given 7 year sentence

B.C. drug trafficker Clayton Eheler given 7 year sentence

But with credit for time served, Eheler only has 2 years jail time remaining
Minister apologizes to grandmother of boy who died in foster care

Minister apologizes to grandmother of boy who died in foster care

An 11-year-old endured horrible abuse in an eastern Fraser Valley community before dying in 2021
Family of missing Mission man asks for public help to find him

Family of missing Mission man asks for public help to find him

Jonathan Young was reported missing Aug. 2, with some mystery surrounding his disappearance
Chilliwack teen inspires roller hockey tourney raising money for Canuck Place

Chilliwack teen inspires roller hockey tourney raising money for Canuck Place

Markus Schouten died from bone cancer in 2022, and his friends play hockey in his memory
B.C. couple launching hunger strike to protest pickleball noise

B.C. couple launching hunger strike to protest pickleball noise

Rajnish Dawan said he experiences anxiety, sleeplessness, auditory hallucinations, and heart flutter
Family of Abbotsford boy who nearly died at B.C. lake asks for help

Family of Abbotsford boy who nearly died at B.C. lake asks for help

Azaryah (Ryah) Hope needs to go to Louisiana for expensive treatment not offered in B.C.
B.C. child advocate to probe ‘unbelievably tragic’ abuse that killed foster kid

B.C. child advocate to probe ‘unbelievably tragic’ abuse that killed foster kid

Jennifer Charlesworth to review how system failed two Indigenous children in care near Chilliwack
Former B.C. foster parents face sentencing for horrific child abuse case

Former B.C. foster parents face sentencing for horrific child abuse case

Members of the community of Lake Errock packed a Chilliwack courtroom, hearing disturbing details
Chilliwack man faces six years in jail for brutal kidnapping and assault

Chilliwack man faces six years in jail for brutal kidnapping and assault

Evan Perry Arnold participated in beating two victims before abandoning them on a remote forest road
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