Chilliwack group returns for river spring cleaning this weekend

CHILLIWACK — As the Soowahlie First Nation prepares to clean up one end of the Chilliwack River and its surrounding area this weekend, a local group is hosting a biannual Adopt-A-River campaign tomorrow (Apr. 5).The Chilliwack/Vedder River Cleanup Society (CVRCS) has teamed up with the City of Chilliwack and the Fraser Valley Regional District for this spring’s cleanup event at Thompson Regional Park.“Under the City’s Adopt a River program, community groups adopt sections