More parents in the Sunshine Coast region will be able to pursue work, school and other opportunities while knowing their children are cared for as the Province invests in more than 170 new licensed child care spaces.

The Westwinds seniors housing development in Squamish is now open, providing 232 affordable rental homes for low-income seniors.

Fourteen First Nations and local governments are receiving provincial funding to develop emergency evacuation route plans, which will better prepare these communities for emergencies.

Families and more pre-kindergarten children will soon have their early learning opportunities enhanced as the Just B4 early childhood education program expands from one to six districts this school year.

People on the North Shore and in coastal communities are closer to accessing public health-care services in a modern environment as work begins on a new patient care tower at Lions Gate Hospital.

B.C. communities continue to benefit from a provincial program that provides incentives to people replacing wood stoves with cleaner heating options.

Single-parent families, seniors and people living with disabilities are among the people moving into 42 new affordable rental homes built for people with low to moderate incomes in Powell River.

The governments of Canada and British Columbia continue to invest in local infrastructure to meet the needs of communities, enhance people’s quality of life, increase food security, and support local solutions that make communities more resilient to unpredictable events.