Kamloops will receive $1 million in BikeBC funding this year for the Peterson Creek Multi-use Path Phase 1 project, announced Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone.

Families in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district will benefit from improved transportation services, thanks to $244,630 in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.

Driving Miss Sayward, a fitness park for seniors and new dementia resources are some of the projects that will soon be underway as 28 B.C. communities receive age-friendly community planning and project grants totalling $496,165.

Construction is slated to begin Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, on a major pedestrian and cyclist safety improvement project for the Stanley Park Causeway.

Wider sidewalks on both sides of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge will open to pedestrians and cyclists, allowing for a safer crossing on this key connection between communities on the North Shore, Burnaby and Vancouver.

Helping seniors remain safe, active and independent is garnering honours for 11 communities around British Columbia, Health Minister Terry Lake announced.

Twenty communities throughout British Columbia will receive more than $3.69 million in BikeBC funding this year to expand and build cycling lanes, trails and paths for B.C.

Cyclists and pedestrians can now enjoy more room and improved safety with a widened sidewalk on the east side of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge.

Soon there will be another way to get around and enjoy the District of Summerland.