Notable people Chilliwack

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piper james c. richardson awarded victoria cross gallantry @ battle of somme



former lieutenant-governor, steven point, hails chilliwack



academics


george pedersen, ph.d. oc oont obc, university president. president of 5 universities (university of british columbia, simon fraser university, university of western ontario, royal roads, unbc), graduated chilliwack high school in 1949.
rita steblin, ph.d., musicologist in vancouver , vienna, austria
homer thompson, ph.d., classical archaeologist. grew in chilliwack on dairy farm.
wayne smith, m.econ, chief statistician of canada


activists


betty fox, cancer research activist, mother of terry fox.
tony clarke, activist, graduated chilliwack senior secondary.


arts , entertainment


dale martindale, lead vocalist casby award-winning band images in vogue.
patrick gallagher, actor glee, true blood , night @ museum. graduated chilliwack senior secondary.
tasha tilberg, covergirl model. born in chilliwack on july 23, 1979. appeared on covers of magazines such vogue, harper s bazaar , marie claire.
these kids wear crowns, winners of muchmusic s show disband.
jim vallance, oc, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger , producer
bernie herms, grammy award-winning artist
bria skonberg, jazz musician, juno award winner vocal jazz album of year in 2017


athletes


dave archibald, former professional hockey player minnesota north stars , ottawa senators.
rick klassen, former professional football player bc lions , saskatchewan roughriders.
rob tallas, former professional hockey player boston bruins , chicago blackhawks.
amber allen, former professional soccer player vancouver whitecaps.
jordyn huitema, soccer player in vancouver whitecaps system


journalists


jack mcgaw, journalist , radio operator.
diana swain, television journalist. graduated chilliwack high school in 1983.


politicians


dorothy kostrzewa, first chinese-canadian woman elected political office in canada
steven point, obc, first aboriginal lieutenant-governor of british columbia.
chuck strahl, former member of parliament , cabinet minister.


writers


allan fotheringham, columnist. worked chilliwack progress student.
w.p. kinsella, oc obc, author of shoeless joe, lived in chilliwack.
gayle friesen, novelist


others


piper james c. richardson †, recipient of victoria cross
keith hunter jesperson, serial killer




^ lazaruk, susan (2011-06-25). moving, simple , beautiful services held betty fox, 73 . postmedia news. windsor star. retrieved 2011-06-27. 
^ chilliwack secondary grad 1990 wins golden grammy . black press. chiliwack progress. retrieved 19 march 2017. 
^ people chilliwack, british columbia.






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