Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Education, is directing the Chilliwack Board of Education to take specific actions to create a safe, welcoming and inclusive school community for all students following the review of the board by special advisors.

Students at Vedder Elementary in Chilliwack are closer to learning in new classrooms with construction underway on a 240-seat addition to their school.

Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Education, has appointed Lynn Smith, QC, and former Surrey school superintendent Mike McKay as special advisors to evaluate the Chilliwack Board of Education’s commitment to a school system that is safe, inclusive and welcoming to all students and staff.

A new, 450-seat addition is coming to GW Graham Secondary school to eliminate portables and give Chilliwack students a better learning experience.

Students at Vedder Elementary will soon see their school grow along with them, thanks to a 10-classroom addition that will get students out of portables and into classrooms.

Families in Chilliwack can look forward to more than 1,500 new student seats that will provide the learning environments that students deserve.

A land purchase will lay the groundwork for a future school for hundreds of students in one of British Columbia’s fastest growing communities.

Students in the Chilliwack School District will benefit from over $2.6 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects, classroom supplies and new school buses, MLA John Martin announced on behalf of Education Minister Mike Bernier.

Students from the rapidly growing south-side community of Chilliwack will benefit from a new eight classroom addition at Promontory Heights Elementary Community school, thanks to a joint $6.1-million contribution from the Province and the Chilliwack School District.