A display at the candlelight procession for the Ukrainian community in Chilliwack on February 2025. (Image Credit: Mariana Klymtsiv / Facebook)

By Alyssa Conti

Community Gathering

Chilliwack marks 4th anniversary of Ukraine invasion with public event

Feb 20, 2026 | 8:48 AM

CHILLIWACK — Locals in the Fraser Valley are looking to support their displaced neighbours from Ukraine with a public gathering this weekend.

“Hear the Voice of Ukraine” will be coming to Chilliwack on Saturday, February 21, to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

“Four years into the full-scale invasion, this war is not history — it is lived reality,” said Iryna Kobets, one of the organizers. “This event creates space for truth, remembrance, and solidarity, and for Canadians to hear directly from those affected.”

Community members, faith leaders and members of the Ukrainian diaspora are among the guests invited to the event, with messages from municipal representatives, including Councillor Bud Mercer and Abbotsford-South Langley MP Sukhman Gill. 

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine reported that 2,514 civilians died and 12,142 others were injured in 2025 – 70 per cent higher than in 2023, making it the deadliest year for Ukrainian civilians since the war broke out.

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The event is set to run from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Central Community Park. It is open to the public and will be moderated bilingually in English and Ukrainian.