Engineering work is underway to build a bridge structure to replace the culvert at Commotion Creek on Highway 97.

Skilled trades students in the Peace River South, Peace River North and Fort Nelson school districts 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.

A new bridge is being planned to replace the drainage culverts at the 8th Street crossing of Dawson Creek.

Work will begin soon on a number of projects in the Peace district.

The City of Dawson Creek will receive $83,294 in BikeBC funding this year for the 10th Street multi-use path extension.

Students in the Peace River South School District will benefit from almost $2.2 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects, classroom supplies and new school buses, Education Minister and MLA for Peace River South Mike Bernier announced.

Building on the economic benefits and jobs created by getting to yes on major projects and provincial investments in infrastructure, Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier announced immediate investments and a long-term action plan outlined in B.C.’s rural economic development strategy that will create jobs and economic opportunities in the Peace River region.

A $2.33-million contract has been awarded to Brocor Construction Ltd. of Dawson Creek for a project to upgrade the intersection at Highway 97 and Montney Highway (Road 254), announced MLA for Peace River South Mike Bernier on behalf of Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone.