Katie Bartel

Trustees, teachers dismayed by provincial budget

Chilliwack school trustees and Chilliwack teachers were united in their reactions following this week’s provincial budget.

Disappointed.

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School teaches the importance of diversity

Welcoming Communities is helping new Canadians feel at home in Chilliwack.

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Rows of hops ready for harvest at Sartori Cedar Ranch in the Columbia Valley. With the recent proliferation of smaller

OUTLOOK: Finding that farming niché

Chilliwack may be in the country, but its food has found a profitable market in the city.

Rows of hops ready for harvest at Sartori Cedar Ranch in the Columbia Valley. With the recent proliferation of smaller
A small group of seven-year-old girls from Mission spent six months dancing with seniors at the Pleasant View Care Home in Mission as part of a research project

Researcher: ‘You can’t quantify joy’

UFV documentary, They're Not Scary, challenges research findings of the effects of relations between young and old.

A small group of seven-year-old girls from Mission spent six months dancing with seniors at the Pleasant View Care Home in Mission as part of a research project

Chilliwack school board fears uncertainties surrounding B.C. Supreme Court ruling

Chilliwack school board speaks for first time on implications B.C. Supreme Court ruling on class size and composition may have.

Children at Central elementary take turns answering the question 'if you were an animal

Central makes restorative justice part of the day

Even though Chilliwack school district doesn't have an official restorative action policy, several schools are using the model.

Children at Central elementary take turns answering the question 'if you were an animal
School trustee Barry Neufeld (right) and district counsellor Bernard Klop are hoping one day the school district will adopt a restorative justice policy.

Making the case for restorative justice

Special report: should the Chilliwack school district adopt a restorative justice model over punitive?

School trustee Barry Neufeld (right) and district counsellor Bernard Klop are hoping one day the school district will adopt a restorative justice policy.
Visitors tour Greendale Herb and Vine.

OUTLOOK: From the gate to the plate

Chilliwack’s farm gate industry is showing outsiders it’s more than just corn.

Visitors tour Greendale Herb and Vine.
David Manuel

OUTLOOK: Education that goes the distance

Education is changing in B.C. and Fraser Valley Distance Education is well positioned for that change.

David Manuel
This year

OUTLOOK: Cutting edge in the classroom

Five years ago Chilliwack school district lagged behind in technology, but now, it’s leading the pack.

This year
Dignitaries gather during the ground breaking for UFV’s B.C. School of Agriculture on June 18

OUTLOOK: UFV at the head of the class

The University of the Fraser Valley became a university five years ago, but has only captured that “university feel’ in the last year.

Dignitaries gather during the ground breaking for UFV’s B.C. School of Agriculture on June 18
Quinn Ingham demonstrates how his water filtration project works during G.W. Graham's biannual science fair on Thursday.

Scientists of the future

G.W. Graham's biannual science fair had over 200 submissions; 15 were selected to go to the regional fair in Abbotsford in April.

Quinn Ingham demonstrates how his water filtration project works during G.W. Graham's biannual science fair on Thursday.
Gabe D'Archangelo

More money for Evans playground

City of Chilliwack and Chilliwack school district boost fundraising efforts at Evans elementary with $7,000 for playground project.

Gabe D'Archangelo

EFI gets support from out of district

Of the early French immersion registrants, 12 are from out of district, bringing in an extra $82,800 in per student funding.

Kyle Belton

‘Coldest Night’ hopes to warm homeless and hungry

The Salvation Army and Kiwanis Clubs of Chilliwack are partnering for the Coldest Night of the Year Walk.

Kyle Belton
Ashley Giampa

Young Parents get new home at Chilliwack secondary

After years at the Ed Centre, teen moms now have the option of attending CSS with a new daycare located in the NLC part of the building.

Ashley Giampa

Strong enrolment for early French immersion

Chilliwack's first round of early French immersion registrants came out strong; 42 for kindergarten and 24 for Grade 1.

Gabe D'Archangelo

Evans playground does not get full funding

Evans playground project was not a grand prize winner for the Aviva Community Fund, but still won $5,000.

Gabe D'Archangelo

Chilliwack’s shop safety concerns get provincial coverage

Chilliwack shop teacher Eric Munshaw featured in BCTF press conference regarding class size and composition issues in B.C.

School achievement numbers questioned

Chilliwack school district changes way it reports success, which has one trustee questioning the validity of the numbers.