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Rent
 Housing is provided for ministry employees. Types of housing available are two and three bedroom single and double wide trailers and modular homes on full basements. All are on about one acre lots, some lots are fully landscaped. Rent is below $500/month this includes fridge and stove. Hydro and propane are not included in the rent, most of the places are wood stove ready but the stove is not supplied by the ministry. All housing is within easy walking distance of the office, store, community hall and school.
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Alexis Creek Community School Association
 The Alexis Creek Community School Association (ACCSA) is a not-for-profit society made up of board members from the community. Elected board members have included parents, teachers, school principle and interested community residents without children.
A member of the Association for Community Education in British Columbia (ACEbc), the ACCSA provides a vehicle for the participation of community members in the activities and efforts of their neighbourhood school.
The main source of funding for the Association is through Ministry of Education CommunityLINK grants. The purpose of this grant is to fund programs and services that will improve the educational performance, including the academic achievement and social functioning of vulnerable students. Utilizing CommunityLINK funding, the community school has a contracted manager/coordinator who works in cooperation with the school administration plus community organizations, clubs, groups, businesses, institutions and individuals to provide social, cultural, recreational and educational programs for vulnerable children and their families.
Activities offered by the community school have included many in-school and extra-curricular programs. Sports programs have included T-ball, softball, hockey, skating, wrestling, badminton, tennis, soccer, cross-country skiing, mountain biking, and floor hockey. Educational programs have included presentations by local professionals, rocketry, film making, computer use, photography, science fairs, first aid and more. Recreational and arts programs have included parades, Easter egg hunts, beadwork, card making, and many other craft activities. The ACCSA generally has a series of summer day camps for children which entail a combination of activities. A few students are usually hired during the summer months as well, providing significant benefits in work experience and social responsibility.
The Alexis Creek Community School Coordinator can be reached at 250-394-5153 or accommschool@midbc.com
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Recreation
 Every season in the Chilcotin is fun!
Spring, summer and fall bring endless opportunities for fishing, hiking, camping, canoeing, whitewater rafting, photography, bird watching, astronomy, mountain biking, horseback riding and hunting. In winter there is skating, hockey, x-country skiing, snowshoeing, tobogganing and snow machining.
Photo Credits: Dan Hicks - Stewardship Technican, RFT
Click here to view some of the incredable photography opportunities in the Chilcotin.
To view slideshow:
Click on the above link
Click on Dan Hicks (upper left side of screen)
Click the start button
(lower left side of screen)
Chris Schmid is our Ecosystem Biologist (Ministry of Environment).
Chris and his wife Lori are off globe trotting again, exploring South America on their motorcycles. Type www.schmid-adventures.blogspot.com into your browser if you would like to read about their trip and see some great pictures.
Laura Smith worked in the Chilcotin for several years as our Stewardship Forester.
Right now she's on a road trip in the States with her faithful dog, Piper. Check out her adventures by typing www.lksmith.blogspot.com/ into your browser.
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The Chilcotin Forest District Health and Wellness programs encourage participate in recreational activities and social events outside of the workplace. As well as being fun, it enhances your overall health and sense of well being- and you get points for it! 
