People are one step closer to increased access to cancer care in Nanaimo as Island Health and BC Cancer have issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a construction manager for the new BC Cancer centre at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH).

The Medical Services Commission of British Columbia and Harrison Healthcare Inc. reached a settlement on the petition filed Feb. 1, 2023.

BC Hydro will spend approximately $725 million in capital construction throughout Langley over the next decade to upgrade and expand the electricity grid and provide clean power for homes and businesses in growing communities.

Drivers are advised that the slow lane of Highway 99 southbound will be closed through the George Massey Tunnel overnight Tuesday.

Twenty-eight new transitional homes with supports will soon be available for people leaving the correctional system as construction gets underway on a mixed-use building in Victoria.

More people will soon be able to leave their cars behind and choose active ways to get around efficiently and affordably across communities in British Columbia.

New regulations are in effect to standardize and improve community planning in the province and make it easier to get more homes for people built faster.

Seniors, families and adults living with disabilities in Surrey will soon get access to 91 more units of affordable rental housing as construction begins on Harmony Apartments.

From the District of Kent: https://www.kentbc.ca/en/news/press-release-lrrac-construction-commencement.aspx