Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / PML / Chilliwack Secondary School is pictured. The Chilliwack Secondary School Parent Advisory Council (PAC) will receive over $29,000 as part of an $11 million allocation to PACs and DPACs across B.C., as announced by the provincial government on Monday, Dec. 12.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

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SD33 Parent Advisory Councils to receive thousands from B.C. govt.

Dec 14, 2022 | 10:59 AM

CHILLIWACK — The B.C. government released its list of recipients Monday (Dec. 12) that will benefit from Community Gaming Grants, including the parent advisory council at Chilliwack Secondary School that will receive nearly $30,000.

In a news release Monday, the B.C. government unveiled its list of Chilliwack PACs and district parent advisory councils (DPACs) that will receive an aggregate sum of well over $100,000.

“Learning, fun and growth also takes place outside the regular school curriculum, and parent advisory councils are key partners in keeping students and their families engaged and connected to those opportunities for enrichment,” said Anne Kang, Minister of Municipal Affairs. “Community Gaming Grants to PACs and DPACs help fund everything from robotics and photography clubs to playground equipment and chess competitions, strengthening students’ lives and building on their school experience.”

Chilliwack Secondary PAC will receive $29,220, the news release said. Other local secondary school PACs included Sardis Secondary School PAC at $27,160, and the G.W. Graham Secondary School PAC at $26,200.

At the middle school level, Mt. Slesse PAC will receive $19,340, Vedder Middle School PAC was entitled to $18,380, Chilliwack Middle School PAC was awarded $12,620, and A.D. Rundle was the recipient of $9,540.

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The following SD33 elementary school PACs were awarded as well:

* Robertson Elementary PAC, $5,540

* Yarrow Community School PAC, $5,900

* Greendale Elementary PAC, $3,220

* Tyson Elementary PAC, $5,180

* Evans Elementary PAC, $4,220

* McCammon Elementary PAC, $3,260

* Strathcona Elementary PAC, $6,600

* F.G. Leary Fine Arts Elementary School PAC, $5,540

* Little Mountain Elementary PAC, $6,340

* Unsworth Elementary School PAC, $8,540

* Vedder Elementary School PAC, $8,240

* Promontory Heights Elementary PAC, $12,060

* Cultus Lake Community School PAC, $3,680

* Ecole Cheam Elementary PAC, $4,840

* Sardis Elementary School PAC, $9,080

One independent school in Chilliwack, the St. Mary’s School Parent School Group, received $3,260.

The Chilliwack District Parent Advisory Council, headed up by Katie Bartel, received $2,500.

More than $11 million in Community Gaming Grants will be allocated to PACs and DPACs during the 2022-23 school year. Each year, schools in the province receive funding through PACs for extracurricular activities that benefit students’ well-being and through DPACs for activities that foster parental involvement in schools, the province said in the news release.

With assistance from Community Gaming Grants, PACs can use funding to support a range of activities, such as field trips in B.C., performances, movie nights, school dances and conferences, as well as buying sports equipment. DPACs can use funding for the cost of informational and promotional materials for parents, meeting room rentals, presenter fees and travel for meetings.

by Mike Vanden Bosch

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