As of Jan. 16, 2017, British Columbians looking to purchase their first home can apply to the B.C. Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership program, which helps first-time homebuyers create secure and stable futures for their families through home ownership.

A new employment project in Chilliwack will prepare up to 24 unemployed residents of the Fraser Valley for careers in manufacturing and support an innovative royalty remuneration system for Aboriginal artists.

Fraser Valley families are being encouraged to attend an open house on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, to share their ideas on how to transform rural education in British Columbia.

The B.C. government has distributed $33,919 to the City of Chilliwack in compensation for municipal property taxes.

Low-income families and youth at risk of homelessness in Chilliwack will soon have access to 80 new units of affordable rental housing.

Students, teachers and staff at Little Mountain Elementary school in the Chilliwack school district will benefit from $187,318 in provincial School Enhancement Program funding.  

The Cheam First Nation and BC Parks are celebrating the Cheam First Nation’s recent appointment as the Park Board for Ferry Island Provincial Park, in the Fraser Valley.

Skilled trades students at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) will benefit from the purchase of new industry-standard trades equipment as part of a $187,000 investment by the Province.

The British Columbia government announced an investment of $1.79 million in the University of the Fraser Valley for skills training in high-priority trades seats.

Under the BC Rural Dividend, the Province is providing $72,640 to the Leq’a:mel First Nation to establish a non-timber forest resources business and associated value-added opportunities, MLA for Abbotsford-Mission Simon Gibson announced.