FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chilliwack, BC: For over a decade, residents, business owners and City committees have been working together to define the vision for Chilliwack’s downtown. Following 2011 recommendations from the City’s Downtown Core Task Force, the City of Chilliwack and the Chilliwack Economic Partners Corporation (CEPCO) assembled properties in the site bounded by Young…

Chilliwack, BC – Students at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) will soon have access to 24,000-square-feet of teaching and shop space for their heavy-mechanical and farmtechnology programs to meet the growing demands for trades in the community. The $6.5-million project will accommodate UFV students in the heavy-mechanical foundation and apprentice programs at the…

Chilliwack, BC – The City of Chilliwack and the Chilliwack Economic Partners Corporation (CEPCO) are pleased to welcome Pacific Dairy Centre to Chilliwack. Construction is underway on a new 30,000 square foot facility, located on Chilliwack Mountain Road, adjacent to the Progress Way Industrial Park. Founded in 1986, Pacific Dairy Centre is an agricultural based…

Chilliwack, BC – The Chilliwack Hospital Foundation has provided funding to replace an outdated Ultra Violet Phototherapy Booth that has been in use at Chilliwack General Hospital since 1990. Over 200 outpatients currently use this booth for treatment of disabling skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema, acne, pruritus and dermatitis. This service is very important…

TELUS investing $55 million to connect Chilliwack homes and businesses directly to advanced fibre optic network Direct fibre connection will dramatically boost data capacity, providing local homes access to the gigabit-enabled TELUS PureFibre network  Chilliwack, BC – TELUS is investing $55 million to connect more than 90 per cent of homes and businesses in Chilliwack directly…

Chilliwack, BC – The Chilliwack Economic Partners Corporation (CEPCO) and Lustre Products are pleased to announce construction of a new industrial facility in the city of Chilliwack. Winner of the ‘Manufacturing’ award at the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards this past January, Lustre Products is locally owned and operated and has been manufacturing…

Richmond, BC, June 16, 2016 – The BC Economic Development Association (BCEDA) announced the winners of the 2016 BC Economic Development Awards at the BC Economic Summit Awards Banquet held Tuesday, June 14th, in Richmond, BC. This year’s Stan Rogers Memorial Award goes to: Chilliwack Economic Partners Corporation – Canada Education Park In recognition for…

Chilliwack, BC – The Chilliwack Economic Partners Corporation (CEPCO) has been recognized by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) with two awards for Canada Education Park. A Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award in the category of Partnership with Educational Institutions and a Silver Excellence in Economic Development Award in the category of Real Estate…