August 19, 2010
Cost Savings = More Projects & More Jobs
ENDERBY – Competitive bidding pays off as a portion of $42 million in savings will go towards making Highway 97A safer for travellers, just one of 21 B.C. infrastructure projects getting underway through the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund.
August 11, 2010
One Stop Shop for Business Licences
SALMON ARM- Opening a business has become easier thanks to BizPaL, an online service that gives entrepreneurs a personalized list of permits and licences needed to establish and run their business.
July 23, 2010
Boost for Small Communities and Public Safety
SALMON ARM– More money in the hands of local governments will support vital local public safety initiatives and other important community services.
June 24, 2010
School District 83 Gets New Clean-Technology School Buses
SALMON ARM – School District 83 will receive $880,000 to purchase eight new diesel school buses as part of a $12.5 million investment by the Province to reduce emissions and provide more efficient service to students.
May 14, 2010
Salmon Arm Receives Provincial Funding for Planning
SALMON ARM – Salmon Arm will receive $10,000 from the Province to develop plans for local infrastructure under the Infrastructure Planning Grant Program.
May 04, 2010
Province Returns 100 Per Cent of Carbon Tax to Shuswap
The Province has returned $25,027 in carbon tax revenue to Shuswap communities through the Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) to reduce global warming.
January 21, 2010
New M.V. Beattie to be Neighbourhood Learning Centre
ENDERBY - The new $12.9-million M.V. Beattie Elementary will become home to a Neighbourhood Learning Centre offering services and programs to benefit students and the community.
January 20, 2010
Contract Awarded for Highway 1 Upgrade
SALMON ARM – The $12.2 million contract for upgrading 4.8 kilometres of Highway 1 starting near Hilltop Road and extending easterly to Balmoral Road has been awarded to Brentwood Enterprises.
January 20, 2010
$40,000 Helps Newcomers Improve Their English Skills
SALMON ARM– A $40,000 investment will help new immigrants and refugees in Salmon Arm improve their English language skills by giving them access to free one-on-one tutoring.
January 07, 2010
Contract Awarded for New Section of Hwy 97A
SALMON ARM – The $10,855,656 contract for the new four-lane section of Highway 97A from Pleasant Valley Cross Road to Lansdowne Road has been awarded to Hoban Equipment Limited of Salmon Arm.
December 08, 2009
More Than $72,000 Boosts Local Search & Rescue
Shuswap Volunteer Search & Rescue Society (SVSAR) will get a $72,279 boost from Community Gaming Grants to purchase new equipment and provide advanced training.
November 20, 2009
B.C.’S Healthy Living Challenge Scores A Winner In Salmon Arm
Lori Schneider Wood from Sicamous has received a new digital camera as one of 12 British Columbians who have won prizes for pledging to make positive changes to their daily lifestyle through the World Healthy Living Challenge.
November 20, 2009
Canada-British Columbia Partnership Creates Jobs, Stimulates Economy
SALMON ARM– Residents in the Falkland area will benefit from federal and provincial infrastructure funding to widen a section of Highway 97 to improve road safety.
November 20, 2009
New Adams River Bridge Completed
SALMON ARM – The new $9,125,000 Adams River Bridge officially opens today.
November 20, 2009
Shuswap Receives More Than $18,000 in Lieu of Taxes
SALMON ARM – The Province is providing a total of $18,038 to Salmon Arm and Sicamous as grants-in-lieu of property taxes for 2009 to support infrastructure and services.
November 17, 2009
Plans to Improve Highway 97A Underway
SALMON ARM – Tender has been issued for the construction of a new four kilometre, four-lane stretch of Highway 97A, from Pleasant Valley Cross Road to Lansdowne Road, to improve safety and travel times.
September 29, 2009
Contract Awarded for Highway 97 Asphalt Surfacing Project
SALMON ARM – A $2,803,621 paving project is about to begin, providing residents between Falkland Bridge and Pinaus Lake Road with a safer, smoother road.
September 21, 2009
Salmon Arm Company Featured In BC Showcase
The new BC Showcase corporate hosting space at Robson Square will put the spotlight on products manufactured by Salmon Arm company Dinoflex Manufacturing.
September 15, 2009
More Than $1.1 Million Invested in Shuswap Communities
The provincial government is supporting local government operations with $1,137,670 to Shuswap communities.
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