More than 850 households in 11 rural, remote and Indigenous communities between Yale and Ruby Creek in the Fraser Valley have access to reliable, high-speed broadband internet services.

New rural development grants will help organizations in the Agassiz-Harrison area upgrade a meeting and retreat centre, and create more tourism opportunities and jobs.

Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing $100,000 each to the District of Kent and Skawahlook First Nation for two projects that will support community sustainability and outdoor recreation opportunities, Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, announced today.

Design work is underway for a Highway 9 shoulder enhancement and resurfacing project that will provide a safer, smoother and more efficient ride for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

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. 

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).

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.