Our Projects

Group Clean-ups

Since February 2002, group clean-up events have been organized with great results. During these events, volunteers meet up at a given location and time, and spend up to four hours cleaning their assigned section of the river. CVRCS organizes two official group clean-ups each year and there are also smaller group clean-ups being hosted by community groups and schools at times.

Adopt a River

Adopt a River is designed to improve the state of Chilliwack Vedder River, by combining river stewardship and community effort. The idea is inspired by the successful Adopt a Highway program that has kept many roadways clean in North America. CVRCS has broken Chilliwack Vedder River into many small segments (1 to 2km long) that can be adopted by the general public.

It enables civic clubs, individuals, garden clubs, businesses, churches and other organizations to maintain them. Volunteers perform litter pick-up approximately two times per year. This program helps to reduce the cost of clean-ups and allows more freedom for the Chilliwack Public Works crew and FVRD staff to do jobs that can't be done by volunteers.