Federal and B.C. governments to pay $200M for Tumbler Ridge school and health centre
The project follows a February mass shooting and is part of a broader $5 billion housing and infrastructure package, officials said.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the federal and British Columbia governments are each pledging $100 million to build a new high school in Tumbler Ridge and modernize the community's health centre.
- This commitment follows the February 10 tragedy where Jesse Van Rootselaar killed eight people, including five students and an educational assistant at the Tumbler Ridge school.
- The funding is part of a broader $5 billion infrastructure package for B.C. over 10 years, which includes $1.6 billion to lower development cost charges for multi-unit housing projects.
- Work on the new facility begins this summer with removal of the existing building, fulfilling Premier David Eby's promise that students would not return to the shooting site.
- Broader investments include $2.5 billion for transit and $600 million for health-care infrastructure, with $50 million allocated for coastal communities like Prince Rupert and Terrace.
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Federal government kicks in $5 billion for B.C. housing, infrastructure - Grand Forks Gazette
B.C. has struck a deal with the federal government for Ottawa to provide more than $5 billion for housing and infrastructure in B.C. over the next 10 years. Funding will include $2.5 billion for transit, such as SkyTrain development, $1.6 billion to lower development cost charges, $600 million for health-care infrastructure, a $284-million one-time payment to reduce barriers to new construction, $100 million for a new Tumbler Ridge secondary sch…
Federal government kicks in $5 billion for B.C. housing, infrastructure - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
B.C. has struck a deal with the federal government for Ottawa to provide more than $5 billion for housing and infrastructure in B.C. over the next 10 years. Funding will include $2.5 billion for transit, such as SkyTrain development, $1.6 billion to lower development cost charges, $600 million for health-care infrastructure, a $284-million one-time payment to reduce barriers to new construction, $100 million for a new Tumbler Ridge secondary sch…
Federal government kicks in $5 billion for B.C. housing, infrastructure - Northern Sentinel
B.C. has struck a deal with the federal government for Ottawa to provide more than $5 billion for housing and infrastructure in B.C. over the next 10 years. Funding will include $2.5 billion for transit, such as SkyTrain development, $1.6 billion to lower development cost charges, $600 million for health-care infrastructure, a $284-million one-time payment to reduce barriers to new construction, $100 million for a new Tumbler Ridge secondary sch…
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Sicamous Eagle Valley NewsFederal government kicks in $5 billion for B.C. housing, infrastructure
B.C. has struck a deal with the federal government for Ottawa to provide more than $5 billion for housing and infrastructure in B.C. over the next 10 years. Funding will include $2.5 billion for transit, such as SkyTrain development, $1.6 billion to lower development cost charges, $600 million for health-care infrastructure, a $284-million one-time payment to reduce barriers to new construction, $100 million for a new Tumbler Ridge secondary sch…
Carney announces $200M for new school and health-care centre in Tumbler Ridge, where mass shooting took place
Carney says $100 million will come from province, and $100 million from feds. He also announced other major infrastructure projects in B.C., including $50 million for coastal communities such as Prince Rupert and Terrace.
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