More than 1,000 students will move into new school spaces this September as the new Stitó:s Lá:lém Totí:lt Elementary-Middle school opens and a major expansion at Vedder Elementary is now complete.

Indigenous families and individuals have started moving into new affordable homes with the opening of a 23-unit rental housing development on the Tzeachten First Nation reserve, near Chilliwack.

As a result of catastrophic damage to multiple forest service roads attributed to the recent storm events, and the potentially unsafe circumstances that may exist in areas not yet assessed, all forest service roads in the Chilliwack Forest District have been closed until further notice.

The Province, through BC Housing, has purchased the former Travelodge Hotel in Chilliwack to provide over 80 new supportive homes for people in the community experiencing homelessness.

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.

Government is transforming everyday health care for people living from Chilliwack to Boothroyd by establishing three primary care networks, which will strengthen support for health care in the region.

Traverse, a new treatment centre in Chilliwack, will open soon to provide specialized support for youth in the Fraser Health region who are living with substance-use challenges.

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.

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