People experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Maple Ridge will have access to additional shelter spaces during extreme weather conditions this season.

By the end of next year, every student in Maple Ridge will be going to a seismically safe school, Premier John Horgan announced today.

Students in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District will benefit from over $1.4 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects and classroom supplies, MLA Doug Bing announced on behalf of Education Minister Mike Bernier.

Local government in Maple Ridge is receiving a federal-provincial investment in critical clean water and wastewater infrastructure, announced Marc Dalton, MLA for Maple Ridge-Mission on behalf of Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Peter Fassbender.

Skilled trades students in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District will benefit from a three-year, $15-million investment by the B.C. government to support youth trades programs with the purchase of new trades training equipment.

Communities in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are receiving federal-provincial investments in key infrastructure projects.

The Province’s agrifood processing industry is producing quality, great-tasting products for British Columbians made by local processors in communities all over B.C.

Investing in urban transportation networks helps build a solid foundation for more inclusive, prosperous and sustainable cities.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is starting work this week on a $2-million Highway 7 median barrier project for Maple Ridge.