3 years after initial announcement, Sardis Secondary expansion progressing

CHILLIWACK – More than three years after it was first announced, progress on the 400-seat expansion of Sardis Secondary School is coming along as expected.

SD33 posted to social media on Tuesday (June 2) that several facets of the expansion project have been completed.

For example, line painting is complete and crews are finishing the logo in the school’s new gym.

The school’s new small gym. (Image Credit: SD33.)

Acoustic panels have been installed in the multi-purpose room.

Acoustic panels in the multi-purpose room.

Exterior cladding in the courtyard between the addition and the school is complete.

SD33 says exterior cladding in the courtyard between the addition and school is complete. (Image Credit: SD33.)

Tiles have been mounted in the upper floor bathrooms and sinks are being installed.

Upstairs bathroom. (Image Credit: SD33.)

The east side exterior of the campus is almost done, and crews will soon begin on perimeter sidewalks.

East side exterior. (Image Credit: SD33.)

The $40 million expansion of Sardis Secondary was first announced in April 2023. At the time, the province announced that the campus addition would be built using mass timber, supporting the government’s priority of creating climate-friendly buildings. The government said mass timber represented an innovative building technology that would reduce the school’s carbon footprint throughout its lifetime by producing fewer greenhouse gas emissions compared to steel or concrete.