Students at Pleasant Valley Secondary school are one step closer to having a new gymnasium, which will also benefit the community.

To help strengthen wood-product manufacturers and further support local First Nations economies around B.C., the Province is supporting four manufacturers to upgrade their operations, sustain jobs in rural communities and plan for growth.

People in Armstrong and the Regional District of North Okanagan will benefit from upgrades to wastewater infrastructure, supporting the health and safety of communities and the environment.

Students at Pleasant Valley Secondary School (PVSS) can look forward to a new gym with $15.85 million in funding now approved by the Province.

Child care is getting less expensive and easier to find in Armstrong as the Province invests in 20 new child care spaces to give more parents the option to return to work, go back to school or pursue other opportunities.

Armstrong is receiving federal-provincial investment in critical clean water and wastewater infrastructure, announced MLA for Shuswap Greg Kyllo,

Skilled-trades students in School District 83 will benefit from a three-year, $15-million investment by the B.C. government to support youth trades programs with the purchase of new trades-training equipment.

JPW Road and Bridge has won this year's Deputy Minister's Contractor of the Year Award in the category of safety innovation for their development of a Fall Arrest System for the Mara Bridge Stringer Replacement project.