Monday, April 21, 2025
Upgrades at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops complete
The Government of British Columbia announced that patients in Kamloops now have improved access to services as upgrades at the Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) are…
Government of British Columbia
Largest provincial investment in student housing coming to UBC
The Government of British Columbia announced that the largest provincial investment in on-campus student housing will lead to more than 1,500 new post-secondary beds on…
Feds announce water infrastructure upgrades for B.C.’s Sea to Sky Country
The Government of Canada announced that two communities in the Sea to Sky Country are receiving upgrades to their water infrastructure. Pemberton will make upgrades after…
ICBC headquarters will be transformed into hundreds of homes near transit
The Government of British Columbia announced that ICBC’s North Vancouver headquarters property will be transformed into hundreds of new homes for people, close to services,…
Work complete on upgrades, expansion of Victoria High School
The Government of British Columbia announced that work is complete on the upgrade and expansion of Victoria High School. “Our government continues to build, expand…
B.C. builders can now use mass timber in taller buildings
The Government of British Columbia announced it is adopting building-code changes to permit the use of expanded use of mass timber in taller buildings, such…
B.C. to help fund $293M student housing project at Douglas College
The Government of British Columbia announced that students at Douglas College will soon have access to affordable on-campus housing for the first time as construction…
Province launches BC Builds to deliver more lower-cost rental homes
The Government of British Columbia announced the launch of BC Builds, a new initiative that leverages government, community and non-profit owned and underused land with…
New Burnaby school opens, construction on another underway
The Government of British Columbia announced that students and staff are returning to safer classrooms now that the seismically safer replacement of Burnaby North Secondary…
B.C. to build out province’s electricity system over the next 10 years
The Government of British Columbia announced that BC Hydro will embark on an unprecedented level of construction over the next 10 years, building out the…
Richmond Hospital redevelopment reaches milestone with opening of cancer care clinic
The Government of British Columbia announced that the newly refurbished and relocated cancer care clinic has opened at Richmond Hospital. “The opening of the modernized…
Canada, B.C. announce $1B battery plant to be built in Maple Ridge
Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, joined by British Columbia Premier David Eby and the Mayor of Maple Ridge, Dan Ruimy, announced support for a major lithium-ion…
Canada and British Columbia invest in water and wastewater infrastructure projects
The governments of Canada and British Columbia, and the municipalities of Burns Lake, Fraser Lake, and the District of Mackenzie announced three new water and…
Canada, B.C. invest in the final phase of wastewater infrastructure upgrades for Lake Cowichan
The governments of Canada and British Columbia announced an investment of more than $10.1 million for the final phase of wastewater infrastructure upgrades in Lake…
Second hospital, new cancer centre breaks ground in Surrey
The Province of British Columbia broke ground on a new second hospital in Surrey and new cancer centre. “Surrey has been experiencing tremendous growth and people…
Summerland receives grant for the construction of the Isintok Dam spillway upgrade project
The District of Summerland announced it has been awarded a grant from the Province of British Columbia’s Community Emergency Preparedness Fund – Disaster Risk Reduction…
Centre for Clean Energy and Automotive Innovation at Vancouver Community College
The Province of British Columbia announced plans to move forward in partnership with Vancouver Community College (VCC) on the new Centre for Clean Energy and…
B.C. funds rebuild of Merritt bridge damaged during atmospheric river
The Government of British Columbia announced the Middlesboro Bridge in Merritt, a vital transportation artery that was heavily damaged by floodwaters, will be rebuilt to…
B.C. announces funding for the B.C Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative
The Government of British Columbia announced it is providing $140 million in funding to the B.C Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative (BCICEI) to support Indigenous-led power…
New mass timber student housing building under construction at BCIT
Construction is underway on a new 12-storey mass timber building that will provide 470 students with affordable on-campus housing at the British Columbia Institute of…
City of New Westminster receives funding for Queensborough dike rehabilitation
The City of New Westminster announced it will receive $800,000 from the provincial government’s Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF), administered by the Union of BC…
B.C. to help municipalities with $1-billion Growing Communities Fund
The Government of British Columbia announced $1 billion in new grants will be going to local governments to help build community infrastructure and amenities to…
B.C. contributing $20M toward Taku River Tlingit First Nation hydroelectric project
The Province of British Columbia announced it is contributing $20 million toward a hydroelectric generation and transmission project being developed by the Taku River Tlingit…
B.C. communities to benefit from active transportation infrastructure funding
The government of British Columbia announced that people in communities throughout the province will have more opportunities to choose walking, biking and other sustainable travel…