The British Columbia government has committed more than $81,000 for two new labour market partnership projects with agriculture-horticulture and landscape-horticulture industries in the province, to help identify their labour needs.

Multiculturalism Week in British Columbia is Nov. 13-19, 2016, a time to celebrate B.C.s rich, cultural mosaic. Nana’s Kitchen & Hot Sauces Ltd. is one of five multicultural champions profiled this week.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has now completed work on a $5.2-million highway rehabilitation project for highways 10, 15, 91 and 99.

Students, teachers and staff at 62 schools in the Surrey school district will benefit from $2.5 million in in provincial School Enhancement Program funding.  

Families in the Surrey school district will benefit from improved transportation services, thanks to $72,999 in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.

The Province, anti-gang units and local police continue to make progress on British Columbia’s $23-million expanded Guns and Gangs Strategy.

The British Columbia government announced an investment of $210,000 for skills training in high-priority trades seats at BC Hydro.

With three elementary school expansion projects now complete and construction underway on a new secondary school in the Clayton North area, 380 new seats are ready for Surrey students and 1,500 more are on the way.

The Province of British Columbia is proud to contribute to the hosting of the Surrey 2016 WBSC XV Women’s World Softball Championship by providing a grant of $135,000 through the major sport event hosting program.

As part of the public safety funding announced in February 2016, the Province is committing $15.52 million in funding toward two flood mitigation projects in the City of Surrey that will protect thousands of homes, landmark institutions, and business and industries employing thousands of people.