Canada’s first teaching incubator seed farm is coming to Duncan through the Cowichan Green Community Society, thanks to a Job Creation Partnership project funded by the provincial government.

Improved infrastructure, modernized technology and newer and cleaner buses are topping the list of BC Transit projects for the Cowichan Valley soon to roll out under phase one of the new Public Transit Infrastructure Fund.

Work is scheduled to begin this summer to replace the Upper Harris Bridge between Lake Cowichan and Port Renfrew, improving the safety and reliability of this Harris River crossing. The bridge is located about 30 km southeast of Lake Cowichan along the Pacific Marine Circle Route. A new two-lane structure will replace the old single-lane bridge.

Students in the Cowichan Valley have a reason to celebrate as more post-secondary education and training options become accessible closer to home.

Thanks to more than $112,000 in provincial Brownfield Renewal funding, three brownfield sites in Duncan can begin the process of redevelopment.