The Province and the Langley school district are tackling rapid community growth and increasing student enrolment with more than $67 million to create more seats, classrooms and a new school for students and families in the Willoughby Slope area.

Langley Secondary school will be seismically upgraded and the Langley school district has been given the go ahead by the Ministry of Education to start planning for a new secondary school in the Willoughby Slope area.

Lower Mainland First Nations will be developing strategies to gain in-demand skills and training as part of a Labour Market Partnership study funded by the provincial government.

As part of the Province's efforts to reduce elder abuse, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors Darryl Plecas announced $2.6 million in funding to the BC Association of Community Response Networks.

Young people considering what skills they will need for tomorrow's in-demand occupations had an opportunity for an interactive, hands-on experience at WorkBC's Find Your Fit tour stop in Langley.

Tybo Contracting Ltd. has won this year’s Deputy Minister’s Contractor of the Year Award for bridges and structures, for the Cariboo Overpass and Gaglardi Way Mobile Weigh Scale Project in Burnaby.