05/25/2026
Come join us at this exciting film night, featuring Hope Slough and Fraser River side channel restoration!
🎬 Join us for this must see award-winning short documentary!
Fierce and passionate individuals are taking audacious measures to save a planet in crisis. The Rewilders is a visually spectacular short documentary following pioneering conservationists on three continents, each working to rewild iconic species like jaguar, elephant, bison and salmon. The impact of their efforts is galvanizing a global movement, one species and one landscape at a time.
🎥 This is a film showcases people who highly value what sustains life across three continents, rewilding habitats for keystone species like Pacific salmon, jaguars, elephants and bison. It includes the transformation of Gill Bar to St’óqweleqw, a critical habitat for salmon, sturgeon and wildlife. This was Pelólxw Tribe led using the best of Indigenous and western science, and an intergenerational force.
🎥 Marlene Rodgers, Director and Kyle Gunther, Producer/Executive Director of the film will be there!
🎥 Master of Ceremonies: Trevor McDonald, Executive Director, The Downtown Chilliwack Business Improvement Association
🎥 Panel Discussion Moderator: Eryne Croquet, Senior Agrologist and geoscientist with Statlu Environmentalist Consulting
🎥 Panelists: Elia Marie Lockhart, Councillor with Sqwá First Nation; Roxanna Kooistra, Environment Manager, Cheam First Nation; Jason Lum, Three-Term Councillor, Chilliwack Municipality; Steve Clegg, Land Stewardship Manager, S.A.Y. Lands Office; Eddie Gardner, Sqwá First Nation Elder.
🎥 Bios: A variety of Information tables will be set up in the lobby by local organizations and agencies who are active in restoration projects in our area, such as: Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance, Alongside Consulting, Pelólxw Tribe, S’ólh Téméxw Stewardship Alliance, Water Wealth, and the Blue Heron Reserve.
🎥 Presented by: Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society
🎥 Venue: HUB International Theatre
🎥 Price: $10 – All Seats
🎥 Date and Time: May 31, 2026 – 3:00 pm
🎥Purchase your tickets at:
https://www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca/ccc-event/the-rewilders-film-screening/
