Metis Awareness Day

By on November 10, 2011

The Metis are a distinct Aboriginal people with a unique culture, language and heritage. They have an ancestral home that centers around Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, parts of the Northwest Territories, as well as the north-western United States. The Metis played an instrumental role in the shaping of Canada and work tirelessly to [...]

Advanced Education Minister Naomi Yamamoto

Advanced Education Minister Naomi Yamamoto visits UFV

By on November 10, 2011

BC Advanced Education Minister Naomi Yamamoto visited UFV on Tues, Nov 8. She stared out at the new Chilliwack campus at the Canada Education Park, where she and other dignitaries got a sneak peek at the new building currently under construction/renovation. After lunch with some students at the Trades and Technology Centre on the Ed [...]

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UFV looking forward to new Chilliwack campus

By on November 10, 2011

  Students of the University of the Fraser Valley in Chilliwack will soon be learning in state-of-the-art surroundings at the university’s Canada Education Park campus, thanks to pre-construction infrastructure improvements. Local politicians and Advanced Education Minister Naomi Yamamoto got a sneak peek at the new building on Tuesday, Nov 8. Mark Strahl, MP for Chilliwack–Fraser [...]

Sneek Peak Progress

‘Sneak peek’ at the new UFV Chilliwack campus

By on November 10, 2011

‘Sneak peek’ at the new UFV Chilliwack campus Chilliwack Progress, Nov. 10 2011 By Robert Freeman B.C. and federal government ministers, city and university officials got a “sneak peek” of the University of the Fraser Valley’s new campus located in the Chilliwack Education Park grounds Tuesday. Construction workers still carried ladders and building materials around [...]

Arabian Nights on Shaw

UFV’s The Arabian Nights on Shaw TV

By on November 7, 2011

The UFV Theatre department is kicking off its 2011/12 season with an adaptation of The Arabian Nights by American playwright Mary Zimmerman. Shaw TV recently stopped by the Chilliwack campus to film a rehearsal and interview director Heather Robertson. For more details on the show, which starts this Friday, click here: http://blogs.ufv.ca/2011/10/the-arabian-nights/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_byQ9ogbJcA&feature=relmfu  

Abbotsford's Gur Sikh Temple

UFV presents the Ehsaas South Asian Film Festival

By on November 7, 2011

UFV will soon be hosting a film festival honouring the centennial celebration of Abbotsford’s Gur Sikh Temple. The seventh annual Ehsaas South Asian Film Festival is taking place on Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 5–10 p.m. Hosted by UFV’s Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, the event will feature an opening reception at 5 p.m. with an array [...]

Tom Baumann and berries

UFV announces Pacific Berry Resource Centre partnership

By on November 3, 2011

A “centre for excellence” is in the works at the University of the Fraser Valley, one that will not only encourage research and learning, but will strengthen the Fraser Valley’s leading reputation in berry production. On Nov. 3, representatives of UFV’s Agriculture and Technology department signed a memorandum of understanding with a number of partners [...]

UFV Mennonite lecture series: The connection between relief work and peace

By on November 3, 2011

The work of Mennonites locally and around the world has long been associated with peace.  This association will be highlighted in a panel discussion at the University of the Fraser Valley next week. Titled Engagement, it will focus on the question, “What is the connection between relief and development work, and peace?” The event, taking [...]