Students, teachers and staff at six schools in the West Vancouver school district will benefit from $271,180 in provincial School Enhancement Program funding.

Families in the West Vancouver school district will benefit from improved transportation services, thanks to $84,722 in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.

Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will be seeking input from Sunshine Coast residents and other interested individuals and organizations on the potential of a highway link between the Sunshine Coast and Lower Mainland, as part of its Sunshine Coast Fixed Link Feasibility Study.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has completed work on a $1.15-million seismic retrofit and deck resurfacing project for the 15th Street overpass on Highway 1, which crosses above 15th Street in West Vancouver.

Beginning next week, the Government of British Columbia will be meeting with First Nations, local governments, chambers of commerce and other community leaders as part of initial consultations for the Sunshine Coast Fixed Link Feasibility Study.

The newly redeveloped Kiwanis Garden Village officially opened with more than 300 affordable apartments for seniors in West Vancouver.

West Vancouver seniors will benefit from a $20,000 age-friendly grant to help create programs or tools that address the needs of older residents in the district.

Local governments can now apply to have their efforts in creating supportive environments for their community’s seniors recognized.

Seniors in West Vancouver are one step closer to more new affordable housing in their community after a groundbreaking for the $44.8-million redevelopment of Kiwanis Garden Village.