Communities on the North Coast are receiving a combined $19.7 million from the Province to help address long-standing infrastructure needs and support planning for future development opportunities.

Communities in the Bulkley-Nechako region are receiving a combined $37.5 million from the Province to help address long-standing infrastructure needs and support planning for future opportunities.

Communities in the Kitimat-Stikine region are receiving a combined $20.4 million from the Province to help address long-standing infrastructure needs and support planning for future opportunities.

Communities in the Fraser-Fort George region are receiving a combined $22.3 million from the Province to help address long-standing infrastructure needs and support planning for future opportunities.

People in the North are set to benefit from new provincial funding for local governments to help address long-standing infrastructure needs and support planning for future opportunities.

On track to meeting its goal to see every British Columbian with access to high-speed Internet, the Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services is providing $2.5 million in grants to Internet service providers to expand and enhance high-speed Internet service for residents and businesses in rural and remote areas of the province.

As part of the Province’s work to make sure British Columbians have access to high-quality primary care, 14 additional internationally trained physicians are beginning to practise in rural and remote communities in B.C. in February and March.

The B.C. government is following through on its commitment to support economic diversification in rural British Columbia by distributing over $750,000 in new project-development grants to help small communities strengthen local economies.

A total of 85 communities throughout B.C. will benefit from $2.4 million in funding toward community adult-literacy programs that will support adults wishing to improve their literacy and numeracy skills.

Health Minister Terry Lake has announced the 73 rural and remote B.C. communities that will welcome community paramedicine, a program that offers residents enhanced health services from paramedics.