Construction will soon begin on a narrow section of Westside Road in West Kelowna, from La Casa Resort to Muir Road.

Good-paying aircraft-technician jobs are being created as a result of more training spaces to support the Okanagan’s booming aerospace industry.

Good things happen when industry experts, post-secondary institutions and government are all speaking the same language of tech innovation, said Melanie Mark, Advanced Education, Skills and Training Minister.

Rural and remote communities in the North and Central Okanagan are now enjoying the benefits of a high-speed internet connection, thanks to funding from the provincial government’s Connecting British Columbia program.

Parents and families in the Kelowna area will benefit from the addition of up to 12 new early childhood educator (ECE) assistant positions created through a government-funded work experience project.

New provincial funding will increase students’ access to tech-related programs at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus and Okanagan College, giving them access to the skills needed to succeed in B.C.’s rapidly growing tech sector.