Ministry staff will remove an unsafe tree containing an eagle nest from Crown land in the 48000 block of Yale Road in Chilliwack.

As part of B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) will receive funding for an additional 194 training spaces to help reduce waitlists for trades critical to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector and other industries.

The signing of a Forest Consultation and Revenue Sharing Agreement (FCRSA) with the Seabird Island Band means B.C. has now signed 150 FCRSA agreements.

A multi-year strategic engagement agreement (SEA) with 14 Stó:lō First Nations will enhance effective consultation and engagement on land and resource management decisions in the Fraser Valley.

With the Cascade Mountains as a backdrop, Chilliwack MLA John Martin and Chilliwack-Hope MLA Laurie Throness joined students, teachers as well as school district staff for the official opening of the new $56-million Chilliwack Secondary school.

People who are homeless or at risk will now have access to supportive housing and onsite health services at the new Chilliwack Health and Housing Centre.

The B.C. government and SAFERhome Standards Society have joined with a local developer to study universal design features, elements that accommodate changing lifestyle and accessibility needs, in a new residential development in Chilliwack.

Visual quality objectives and scenic areas in the Fraser Timber Supply Area have been revised and will come into effect on April 18. Revisions were made to about 22 per cent of the existing visual quality objectives boundaries in the northern portion of the timber supply area.