CEPCO
C
anada Education Park
y
UFV began construction of the Agriculture
Centre of Excellence.
y
RCMP purchased two additional properties to
expand their training programs.
Downtown Chilliwack
y
Redevelopment of former Bank of Montreal
(BMO) building for UFV to establish their Five
Corners Campus. The building renovations
will be completed April 2014 and classes will
begin in September 2014. The facility will
have a business development component.
y
Continued work with the City of Chilliwack in
the redevelopment of the downtown.
Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton
y
New hotel opened in August 2013 with
1650 sq.ft. of conference space and 75 guest
rooms.
Soprema
y
Had the grand opening of its second plant
and production line in April 2013.
Dura-Ramp
y
New 17,000 sq.ft. manufacturing facility built
at Highway 1 Business Park. Dura-Ramp
manufactures portable ramps.
Chilliwack Agricultural Area Plan
y
The Chilliwack Agricultural Commission has
begun to implement recommendations from
the Chilliwack Agricultural Area Plan.
Development and support of Chilliwack’s various
industrial and commercial parks: Chilliwack
Business Estates, Eagle Landing, Highway 1
Business Park, Progress Way Industrial Park, Legacy
Pacific Industrial Park, Cattermole Industrial Estates
and Kerr Avenue Food Processing Park.
Developed a Marketing Subcommittee to provide
an
innovative approach to market Chilliwack to
become a leading entrepreneurial community, as
well as an Incubator Subcommittee to develop a
creative environment that fosters entrepreneurial
ideas to grow into sustainable businesses.
Recruitment of physicians and health care
professionals.
Developed a food processing sector strategy to
attract food processors to the community.
City of Chilliwack recipient of ”Open for Business”
award by Small Business Roundtable, Province of
British Columbia.
Chilliwack’s economy, affordable real estate and skill
focused education put Chilliwack on the top 10 list
of BC cities for investment in the British Columbia
Investment Towns Report by the Real Estate
Investment Network in 2013.
HIGHLIGHTS
Hampton
Inn & Suites
Grand
Opening
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