The Province, in partnership with the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) and the Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association (IAHLA), is supporting the development of First Nations-led community-based teacher-education programs to address the significant shortage of First Nations teachers in the province.

People travelling along Highway 1 near Ladysmith are reminded to drive with caution as crews complete drainage and base repair work needed along the Trans-Canada Highway near the intersection of Thicke Road, Ladysmith.

From Infrastructure Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2024/03/canada-british-columbia-and-local-partners-invest-more-than-98-million-in-water-infrastructure-improvements-across-the-province.html

More families in Nanaimo-North Cowichan will save thousands of dollars per year as 40 local child care spaces convert to the $10-a-day program, helping familes get ahead and building high-quality, affordable and accessible child care as a core service in B.C.

A new reconciliation agreement between Stz’uminus First Nation and British Columbia establishes commitments to work together on community priorities and future land transfers, provides support for economic development, and establishes funding for future environmental remediation activities in Ladysmith Harbour.

Families, seniors and people with disabilities in Ladysmith will soon have more affordable housing options, with construction underway on a 36-unit rental housing project in the community.

Aliyah Roller escaped an abusive relationship by moving across the country to British Columbia. Though she had no connections here, she knew that she and her two children would be safe.

The Government of British Columbia has set a vision to become the most progressive and accessible place for people with disabilities in Canada by 2024.