More parents in the Sunshine Coast region will be able to pursue work, school and other opportunities while knowing their children are cared for as the Province invests in more than 170 new licensed child care spaces.

The Province has returned almost 100 hectares (247 acres) of Crown land called kwentan makw'ali to the shíshálh Nation.

A new addition to West Sechelt Elementary with space for 145 more students is open and ready to welcome children this September.

The Province has transferred three parcels of Crown land to shíshálh Nation.

Students and families on the Sunshine Coast are closer to having six new classrooms at West Sechelt Elementary school, along with a new child care facility, as construction is underway.

New programs throughout the province will support British Columbians who face multiple barriers to employment to build the skills they need to embark on new careers.

Students at West Sechelt Elementary school will soon be out of portables and have a better learning experience with six brand-new classrooms.

A remote lake in the Sunshine Coast area of British Columbia has been officially named Phare Lake to commemorate the late John Phare, who died in a tree-felling accident while working on the Old Sechelt Mine wildfire on July 5, 2015.