The B.C. government is providing $73,500 to two organizations to help manage invasive plants in the Chilliwack area.

The B.C. government is providing $91,000 to two organizations to help manage invasive plants in the Sea to Sky area.

The B.C. government is providing $61,600 to three organizations to help manage invasive plants in the Shuswap and Okanagan regions.

The B.C. government is providing $228,800 to six organizations in the Southern Interior to help manage invasive plants.

The B.C. government is providing $13,500 to the Regional District of Central Okanagan to help manage invasive plants in the Okanagan.

Building on the economic benefits and jobs created by getting to yes on major projects and provincial investments in infrastructure, Premier Christy Clark and Minister of State For Rural Economic Development Donna Barnett released the Province’s rural economic development strategy, detailing immediate investments and a long-term action plan to support thriving rural communities.

Building on the economic benefits and jobs created by getting to yes on major projects and provincial investments in infrastructure, Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier 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 the Peace River region.

The B.C. government is following through on its commitment to support economic diversification in rural British Columbia by distributing over $750,000 in new project-development grants to help small communities strengthen local economies.

Under the BC Rural Dividend, the Province is providing $60,000 in new grants to the Fraser Nicola region.