More people will have access to training and job opportunities as community and health-care interpreters in B.C.’s social services sector in the Lower Mainland.

Drivers are reminded that the Pattullo Bridge between Surrey and New Westminster will be closed in both directions starting on Thursday, April 6, at 10 p.m. and reopening on Tuesday, April 11, at 5 a.m.

Five hundred more students in Surrey can look forward to moving into modern, engaging classrooms after an addition to Kwantlen Park Secondary School was approved.

One billion dollars in new grants will be going to local governments in B.C. to help build community infrastructure and amenities to meet the demands of unprecedented population growth.

Approximately 100 new affordable rental homes in Surrey are now open for veterans, first responders, legion members, families and individuals.

More families in Surrey will save thousands of dollars per year as 61 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.

Students and families will benefit as hundreds of new school spaces open in Surrey.