Both the Rosedale overhead and the Agassiz-Rosedale bridge structures will be improved with seismic and safety retrofits to ensure the Highway 9 corridor is kept safe and reliable.

The world is changing and B.C. students need to be ready to adapt to the careers of tomorrow. Students in the Fraser-Cascade School District will be prepared thanks to $22,500 in provincial funding awarded to the district, helping to connect kids with opportunities in skilled trades and tech training. 

The B.C. government is recognizing the almost 130 years of agricultural science and research conducted at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in Agassiz with a Century farm Award.

Those interested in learning more about the Hemlock Resort expansion proposal and results of the Master Plan review process are invited to attend one of two information sessions.

The B.C. government is investing $403,615 to provide welding and metal fabrication training for people from First Nations communities under a Labour Market Sector Solutions (LMSS) partnership between the B.C. government and the Resource Training Organization (RTO).

Kent seniors will benefit from a $15,000 age-friendly grant to help create programs or tools that address the needs of the district's older residents. The District of Kent is one of 27 communities receiving grants for 2013.

Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Minister Blair Lekstrom, British Columbia's Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, announced the expansion of the Advanced Traveller Information System (ATIS) to two additional British Columbia border crossings.