More seniors in Surrey will benefit from a new elevator at the Surrey-Delta Indo Canadian Seniors Society that will make it easier for them to participate in social activities on site.

More people will have access to training and job opportunities as community and health-care interpreters in B.C.’s social services sector in the Lower Mainland.

New funding will support the BC Association of Friendship Centres to expand access, education and training opportunities for Indigenous youth in B.C. during the annual Gathering Our Voices Indigenous youth leadership conference. 

Indigenous and Black women, women of colour (IBPOC) and their families will see continued assistance from the local non-profit organization Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Colour (SNIWWOC), due to a $50,000 grant from the Province.

As many as eight eligible British Columbians will get professional driver skills training to prepare them for jobs in the transportation industry.