CityStudio

International Youth Day (August 12) was adopted by the United Nations in 1999 to bring attention to youth issues and celebrate the potential of youth as partners in today’s global society. As the challenges impacting our world seem to accelerate, youth are increasingly shouldering responsibility for creating the change they want to see.

CityStudio Abbotsford, established in 2018 as a partnership between the University of the Fraser Valley and the City of Abbotsford, leverages the passion and insight of youth to develop creative solutions to tough civic problems. Since that original partnership, CityStudio Chilliwack has joined the initiative, and the collaboration continues in such fields as cultural diversity and connectivity, inclusive community planning, and sustainable use of resources, among other pressing issues of today.