MLA for Kelowna-Mission Steve Thomson, on behalf of the Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson, has announced $18.9 million for the construction of a new Health Sciences Centre at Okanagan College in Kelowna.

The ministry will be holding another round of open houses to gather input and feedback from the public on the development of future transportation improvement options for the Central Okanagan and Highway 97 corridor.

Tenders have been called for the construction of the John Hindle Drive extension, which will provide a new route to the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) campus.

A $20,000 age-friendly grant has been provided to the City of Kelowna to support a community assessment in city parks and buildings.

Rural Okanagan residents and businesses will be better able to access faster Internet speeds, thanks to the B.C. government’s $185,000 investment for a new connectivity project being jointly funded by ispeed Communications.

A new degree is being developed to support the revitalization of First Nations languages in British Columbia.

A group of Okanagan residents will be trained and ready to work in the region’s child-care sector thanks to a $123,000 B.C. government-funded Project Based Labour Market Training program.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who passed away at his residence near Merritt on Jan. 9, 2017.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died as the result of a motor vehicle incident on Highway #1 near Canoe on Jan. 2, 2017.