Communities in Comox Valley are receiving federal-provincial investments in key infrastructure projects.

Families in the Comox school district will benefit from improved transportation services, thanks to $421,375 in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.

Senior citizens and persons with mobility issues in Comox Valley will benefit from an expansion of the handyDART service in the community, thanks to funding set aside by the province and the Comox Valley Regional District.

As part of the public safety funding announced in the 2016 provincial budget, the Province of B.C. is committing $1.1 million in funding toward a shoreline protection and restoration project in Comox.

A new traffic signal and two pedestrian crosswalks will be installed at the intersection of Comox Rd. and Queneesh Rd. by mid-December.

Pre-schoolers and their families living in rural areas and islands off of the Comox Valley will have access to the district's first StrongStart BC early learning outreach program.