Image: Google Maps / A smaller retail shopping centre is pictured on the left at 45425 Luckakuck Way in Chilliwack, near the Canadian Tire location.
Chilliwack School District

SD33 to consider leasing property on Luckakuck Way as an alternate school campus option

Jun 26, 2025 | 7:54 AM

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack School District trustees will consider a motion today (June 26) to lease property on Luckakuck Way for students connected to Kwiyeqel Secondary School (KSS) and SD33’s secondary schools.

According to the text of a motion on today’s special meeting agenda, SD33 trustees will be asked to approve first reading to lease 3,200 square feet of retail storefront at 103-45425 Luckakuck Way in Chilliwack for a “third” campus option for students.

District staff wrote in a report that there are a growing number of youths who are unable to attend school at existing school sites. As a result, SD33 is proposing to establish a storefront site for the following types of students:

• Non-attenders on the 113 (SD33-wide) and 112 (KSS-specific) homeroom lists

• Students under probation or RCMP no-contact orders

• Youth requiring support through the Bridge Program

• Students from mainstream secondary schools who are disconnected from in-person learning environments

The goal behind the property lease is to provide a safe, neutral, and accessible site, centrally located on a major city corridor and transit route, where students can re-engage with learning and community support services. These community supports are there to support Chilliwack youth after their school journey is complete.

“It fills a gap between the KSS campuses and existing mainstream options – serving a unique and highly vulnerable population that is often missed by existing programming,” SD33 wrote in its report. “The storefront provides flexible, low-barrier daily access for students who face attendance, legal, or wellness-related barriers to attending a traditional school building.”

With board approval, SD33 is looking to sign a three-year lease for the storefront property, located next to Canadian Tire. The estimated lease cost is $7,500 per month, with additional expenses allocated for utilities and custodial services. The anticipated annual operating cost is approximately $90,000 (minus any subleasing partnerships). SD33 expects to recoup half of the annual lease costs through partnership agreements.

Staffing will be covered through existing resources, including existing KSS staff (1.6 teacher full time equivalent), as well as the SD33 Bridge Program team, and community support agencies such as Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS), Chilliwack Community Services, and Youth Probation.

Trustees will convene today at 3 p.m. to consider the special motion.

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