Sep 19, 2025 – Raynee Novak/Victoria News On Friday, Sept. 19, North Island College (NIC) had an opening ceremony for its new student housing, tul’al’txw, which means “a house (place) of learning.” The NIC housing project started construction in September …
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Province announces new Kelowna middle school
Sep 04, 2025 – Kathy Michaels/Castanet Kelowna Young people in a growing Kelowna neighbourhood are getting some support. The province announced it approved funding for a new middle school, which will offer 800 new seats. The school is planned for …
Groundbreaking held as EllisDon chosen to build new Kamloops cancer care centre
Jul 24, 2025 – Victor Kaisar/CFJC Today Kamloops Construction on the long-promised Kamloops cancer centre is set to get underway soon as the Province touts the “largest capital investment into the expansion of cancer care” in the Kamloops area.Thursday’s (July …
Abbotsford Middle School getting room for 200 new students
Jun 02, 2025 – Brandon Tucker/The Abbotsford News Abbotsford Middle School will soon be able to handle more students than ever before thanks to the latest round of school expansions from the provincial government, which includes eight new classrooms for …
New school site purchased in Langley’s southwest Latimer area
May 30, 2025 – Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times Langley’s next new school site has been purchased, and it’s in the southwest corner of the fast-growing Willoughby neighbourhood, provincial and local officials announced on Friday, May 30. The new school will …
Bill 15: The Infrastructure Projects Act
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 …
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 …