Provincial funding of $5 million will bring 55 new affordable-rental homes for people with low and moderate incomes at a proposed housing development in Port Moody.

Government is providing more funding for Lower Mainland job-seekers to gain paid work experience at high-profile events to help them on their paths to full-time employment.

To ensure safe drinking water for residents in the Hullcar Valley, the Province is providing $950,000 to support alternative drinking water sources, fund treatment for domestic well users and support sustainable, environmentally appropriate farming in the Hullcar Valley.

Forty-three job seekers, including former employees who were affected by sawmill closures in Quesnel and surrounding areas, are receiving training for jobs in their communities, thanks to support from the federal and provincial governments.

Burns Lake, Prince George, and Smithers will soon receive new inter-community transit service, which is made possible through the B.C. government’s $5-million Highway 16 Transportation Action Plan.

The Province is providing $76,000 for a program that helps multicultural seniors, who are new to Canada, feel more comfortable and confident when they are out in the community.

Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux, on behalf of Premier Christy Clark, will present Chad Farquharson and Wayne McGill, two well-known Surrey citizens, with the province’s newest honour, the Medal of Good Citizenship.

Building on the economic benefits and jobs created by getting to yes on major projects and provincial investments in infrastructure, Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo announced immediate investments and a long-term action plan outlined in B.C.’s rural economic development strategy that will create jobs and economic opportunities in Shuswap.

Building on the economic benefits and jobs created by getting to yes on major projects and provincial investments in infrastructure, West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Jordan Sturdy announced immediate investments and a long-term action plan outlined in B.C.’s rural economic development strategy that will create jobs and economic opportunities in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky.