Five organizations across the North Island are receiving a total of $35,000 in funding to help challenge racism and celebrate diversity. They are among 33 community groups throughout British Columbia working to address racism through the B.C. Organizing Against Racism and Hate (OARH) program, and they include:

East Kootenay Organization for Human Dignity and Equality is receiving $7,000, Elk Valley Métis Association is receiving $4,000, and Okanagan College is receiving $7,000 in funding to help challenge racism and celebrate diversity. These organizations are among 33 community groups throughout British Columbia working to address racism through the B.C. Organizing Against Racism and Hate (OARH) program.

Dawson Creek Literacy Society is receiving $7,000 in funding to help challenge racism and celebrate diversity. This organization is among 33 community groups throughout British Columbia working to address racism through the B.C. Organizing Against Racism and Hate (OARH) program.

The Cariboo Family Enrichment Centre Society in 100 Mile House and the Canadian Mental Health Association – Cariboo Chilcotin Branch in Williams Lake are each receiving $7,000 in funding to help challenge racism and celebrate diversity. The two are among 33 community groups throughout British Columbia working to address racism through the B.C. Organizing Against Racism and Hate (OARH) program.

Burnaby Family Life Foundation is receiving $4,500 in funding to help challenge racism and celebrate diversity. This organization is among 33 community groups throughout British Columbia working to address racism through the B.C. Organizing Against Racism and Hate (OARH) program.

More than 35 experts from around North America will be in Kelowna to share their knowledge and opinions about increasing food supply security as part of the Nov. 14-15, 2016, BC Agrifood and Seafood Conference: Growing the Future Together.

The Government of British Columbia is providing $702,000 to the Vancouver school district to repair, upgrade and improve five of its facilities to make sure students, teachers and staff have comfortable and refreshed places to learn and work.

Students, teachers and staff at Langdale Elementary school in the Sunshine Coast school district will benefit from $497,500 in provincial School Enhancement Program funding.

Families throughout the province will soon benefit from improved transportation services in their communities, thanks to $14.7 million in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.

Families in the Sunshine Coast school district will benefit from improved transportation services, thanks to $380,465 in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.