People in growing communities need schools, hospitals, amenities, and more to thrive, and British Columbians rightly hold the provincial government accountable for the delivery of the critical infrastructure that they need, with urgency. At its core, Bill 15: The Infrastructure …
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New B.C. legislation to speed up public and private projects, says minister
May 01, 2025 – Wolfgang Depner/The Canadian Press VICTORIA – New legislation proposed in British Columbia would accelerate major public and private projects, including mines and other natural resource operations, Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma said Thursday. The government has previously …
Surrey school among 25 to receive $200K funding for new playground
Apr 22, 2025 – Sobia Moman/Surrey Now-Leader A Guildford elementary school will be getting a new playground, one that’s meant to be inclusive, thanks to provincial funding. A.H.P. Matthew Elementary is one of 25 schools from different school districts across …
B.C. touts speed of major housing program to mark one-year anniversary
Apr 04, 2025 – Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press NORTH VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s government celebrated the first anniversary of one of its cornerstone housing programs at the groundbreaking of a 179-unit rental building in North Vancouver, which it says went …
LEAP women’s fireside chat: Find people who will bring you ‘out of someone else’s umbrella’
Mar 13, 2025 – Warren Frey/Journal of Commerce Leaders in both construction and government shared strategies for both coping with setbacks and celebrating their successes at a recent conference for women making their way through the industry. The Vancouver Regional …
New Paul Myers Tower at Lions Gate Hospital completed
Feb 12, 2025 – Brent Richter/North Shore News After years of construction, work is now complete on the newest piece of health infrastructure on the North Shore. The brand new, 108-bed Paul Myers Tower at Lions Gate Hospital will be …
B.C. ministers get tour of new pre-fab at Coquitlam school
Feb 04, 2025 – Janis Cleugh/TriCity News Two B.C. ministers toured a new pre-fabricated building at Coquitlam’s Scott Creek Middle School today, Feb. 4, to show the success of the school construction model in the province. Bowinn Ma, minister of …
First North Van Newcomer Expo aims to help new immigrants settle in and thrive
Jan 20, 2025 – Abby Luciano/North Shore News When Nick Avery moved to Canada from England just over a decade ago, he was at a loss on how to navigate the necessities to start his new life in the country. …
Construction underway for new elementary school on Cloverley Park site
Dec 11, 2024 – Abby Luciano/North Shore News Excavators and trucks moved gravel and dirt Wednesday afternoon as construction is underway for a new elementary school in North Vancouver’s Cloverley neighbourhood. Local and provincial politicians as well as school district …
Kelowna’s UBCO remembers victims of femicide on 35th anniversary
Dec 07, 2024 – Jacqueline Gelineau/Penticton Western News With white ribbons pinned to their jackets, UBC Okanagan students, staff and supporters placed white roses at the base of the Memorial Fire Bowl, located outside of the campus’ engineering building, in …