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• FVRD Receives Bench Donations May 14, 2025 The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) received a generous donation of two beautifully handcrafted benches for use in Thacker Regional Park. The donations were made by Doug Lasser, also known in the District of Hope as, The Bench Guy. Read More
• LOCAL GOVERNMENT AWARENESS WEEK May 12, 2025 Each year, the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) celebrates Local Government Awareness Week. The goal of the UBCM initiative is to bring education and awareness about the roles and responsibilities of local government. Read More
• EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WEEK: Be Prepared. Know Your Risks. May 5, 2025 Our climate is changing. Annual precipitation has increased across the province, and summers tend to be drier than in the past. These trends contribute to increasingly destructive weather events, including flooding. Read More
• FVRD Adopts 2025-2029 Financial Plan February 28, 2025 The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) Board of Directors has adopted the 2025-2029 Financial Plan Bylaw. The focus of this year’s Financial Plan was to stabilize budgets, maximize external funding sources, limit new requests, keep up with public expectations, ensure healthy workspaces and manage ongoing demands from ever-changing environments. Read More
• IMPORTANT UTILITY BILL DEADLINE FOR FVRD RESIDENTS December 11, 2024 The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) is reminding FVRD residents of their quarterly utility payment deadline. With the Canada Post labour action affecting delivery of mail, any cheque payments and reminder notices for utility billing are not being delivered. Read More
• MATSQUI TRAIL REGIONAL PARK AT-GRADE RAILWAY CROSSING CLOSURE December 2, 2024 The Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) railway has advised Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) and City of Abbotsford of CPKC’s requirement to comply with Transport Canada’s grade crossing regulations by the end of November 2024. Read More
• FVRD Announces Election of Board Chairs and Vice-Chairs November 29, 2024 During the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) inaugural Board of Directors meeting on November 28, 2024, the Board elected the Chairs and Vice-Chairs for the upcoming year. Read More
• FVRD and FOODMESH Update on the Fraser Valley Food Recovery Network November 20, 2024 The FVRD has been collaborating with FoodMesh since 2018 to divert food waste within the region. The online platform connects local food banks, charities, and farmers with grocery stores and food producers so that surplus food is put to better use than ending up in the trash. Read More
• FVRD 2025-2029 Financial Plan Public Survey Opportunity September 27, 2024 Since June 2024, FVRD staff has been preparing the 2025 Financial Plan. September marks an important time in the process where electoral area residents are asked to share how they wish to receive information about the FVRD 2025-2029 Financial Plan. Between September 27 and October 18, 2024, we are launching an online survey to gather resident’s insight. Read More
• FVRD Recognized at UBCM with an Honourable Mention in the Excellence in Governance category September 23, 2024 Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) Financial Plan and public engagement journey has resulted in receiving prestigious recognition at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention last week. The FVRD Board and staff received the Honourable Mention award in the Excellence in Governance category for the 2024 UBCM Community Excellence Awards. Read More