More families in Shuswap will save thousands of dollars per year as 36 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.

Silver Creek elementary in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District will continue to serve the community of Silver Creek thanks to a $213,353 investment under the Rural Education Enhancement Fund (REEF).

Students in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District will benefit from over $1.6 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects, classroom supplies and school buses, MLA Greg Kyllo announced on behalf of Education Minister Mike Bernier.

Students in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District are connecting with skills and technology training development thanks to a $17,500 grant to the district from the Province’s Shoulder Tappers Program.

Students, teachers and staff at A.L. Fortune Secondary school in the North Okanagan-Shuswap school district will benefit from $196,876 in provincial School Enhancement Program funding.

Families in the North-Okanagan Shuswap school district will benefit from improved transportation services, thanks to $561,925 in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.

Pre-schoolers and their families living in rural parts of the Shuswap area will be able to attend a new StrongStart BC early learning outreach program this September.