Pre-schoolers and their families living in rural areas and islands off of the Comox Valley will have access to the district's first StrongStart BC early learning outreach program.

Families living in rural areas of the Sunshine Coast will have access to a new StrongStart BC early learning outreach program starting this September.

Pre-schoolers and their families living in rural parts of the Shuswap area will be able to attend a new StrongStart BC early learning outreach program this September.

This September, pre-schoolers and their families living in Nass Valley will have access to the area's first StrongStart BC outreach program that the school district will use to provide families with early learning resources responsive to Nisga'a culture and traditions.

A $2.6-million contract has been awarded to Hoban Equipment of Salmon Arm to upgrade key sections of three side roads in the Tate Creek area.

With the Vancouver Canucks advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, an updated schedule for the HST telephone town halls is available.

With the Vancouver Canucks advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the telephone town halls planned for April 28 in the Kootenay region and part of the Lower Mainland will be re-scheduled.