Education funding

Chilliwack School Trustee Teri Weatherby points at an information board while school board chair Willow Reichelt (middle), Chilliwack-Kent MLA Kelli Paddon (right) and others look on, during the announcement of an expansion to Sardis Secondary on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Eric J. Welsh/ The Progress)

VIDEO: Province announces 400-seat expansion for Chilliwack’s Sardis Secondary

The government is spending up to $40 million on a high school that is bursting at the seams

 

Mitchell Miller, CEO of Atlas Power Technologies in Abbotsford, gives a tour of his facility to ministers Ravi Kahlon and Anne Kang on Aug. 24. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

Student research gets $8.6M boost from B.C. government

Funding will increase work opportunities while developing ideas, projects around clean energy

 

Mitchell Miller, CEO of Atlas Power Technologies in Abbotsford, gives a tour of his facility to ministers Ravi Kahlon and Anne Kang on Aug. 24. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

Student research gets $8.6M boost from B.C. government

Funding will increase work opportunities while developing ideas, projects around clean energy

 

The B.C. government announced a one-time $60-million back-to-school fund Aug. 29. It will be divided between 60 school districts. (Unsplash)

$60M between 60 school districts: B.C. announces one-time back-to-school fund

Each district will receive at least $250,000 to be used at its discretion

The B.C. government announced a one-time $60-million back-to-school fund Aug. 29. It will be divided between 60 school districts. (Unsplash)
Chilliwack-Kent MLA Kelli Paddon (right) and Chilliwack School Trustee David Swankey (left) give students a spin on a piece of playground equipment the kids have creatively dubbed ‘the Spinny Thing.’ (Eric J. Welsh/ Chilliwack Progress)

Chilliwack-Kent MLA sees the results of playground funding

Kelli Paddon and a group of happy kids explored a recently-built playground at Unsworth Elementary

Chilliwack-Kent MLA Kelli Paddon (right) and Chilliwack School Trustee David Swankey (left) give students a spin on a piece of playground equipment the kids have creatively dubbed ‘the Spinny Thing.’ (Eric J. Welsh/ Chilliwack Progress)
Jaclyn Spittle, a parent of a child with autism, said the province’s decision to move to a hub model of care would “rip away” the supports that have made her son self-reliant. (Kiernan Green/News Staff)

B.C. families rally in Victoria against changes to support for children with autism

New model a step backward, removes effective individualized care, advocates say

Jaclyn Spittle, a parent of a child with autism, said the province’s decision to move to a hub model of care would “rip away” the supports that have made her son self-reliant. (Kiernan Green/News Staff)
The University of the Fraser Valley Peace and Reconciliation Centre invites applications for funding in a variety of categories. (Darren McDonald/ UFV)

UFV Peace and Reconciliation Centre offers funding opportunities for scholars, community members

Open to UFV faculty and students, visiting scholars, community activists/artists, guest speakers

  • Nov 14, 2020
The University of the Fraser Valley Peace and Reconciliation Centre invites applications for funding in a variety of categories. (Darren McDonald/ UFV)
B.C.’s Minister of Advanced Education Melanie Mark is Indigenous and she grew up in government care. (B.C. government photo)

B.C. announces funding to support post-secondary students with disabilities

The province is investing $275,000 in the new BCcampus website

B.C.’s Minister of Advanced Education Melanie Mark is Indigenous and she grew up in government care. (B.C. government photo)
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Expansion announced for Chilliwack’s G.W. Graham secondary

The crowded high school is getting a 450-seat addition that promises to eliminate 8 portables

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Chris Monkman (right), University of the Fraser Valley culinary instructor, shows Lisa Beare, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture around the kitchen during an announcement for provincial funding plus a partnership between Sto:lo Nation and UFV which will benefit Indigenous students in the culinary arts program at the Trades and Technology Centre in Chilliwack on Wednesday morning. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)

Partnership, provincial funding puts Indigenous UFV culinary students on path to success

New test kitchen at UFV Chilliwack campus part of $500,000 funding from Province of B.C.

Chris Monkman (right), University of the Fraser Valley culinary instructor, shows Lisa Beare, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture around the kitchen during an announcement for provincial funding plus a partnership between Sto:lo Nation and UFV which will benefit Indigenous students in the culinary arts program at the Trades and Technology Centre in Chilliwack on Wednesday morning. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)