NDP MLA Melanie Mark says new infrastructure funding a boost for community services

NDP MLA Dean says more active transportation options are rolling out for the Western Communities

March 25, 2024 at 3:30 pm  Politics, Provincial

COLWOOD – New Democrat MLA Mitzi Dean says people in the Western Communities will have more options for active transportation with provincial funding for local projects.

“I know people living in our communities want to travel in a cleaner way that allows them to see more of their neighbourhoods,” said Mitzi Dean, MLA for Esquimalt-Metchosin. “The active transportation infrastructure that we are helping fund in Colwood and Metchosin, building multi-use pathways, improving pedestrian crossings, and planning for environmentally friendly transportation options will empower communities to choose safer, more sustainable ways to get around.”

In the Western Communities, the following projects received funding through the New Democrat government’s Active Transportation Infrastructure Grants program:

  • Colwood – $208.078

  • Metchosin – $37,500

Across B.C., $24 million in provincial funding will support 80 active transportation infrastructure projects, including 59 projects to build safer transportation networks for people choosing active modes of transit. Additionally, 21 communities are receiving funding to create network plans that can lay the groundwork for future active transportation projects.

The grants will make it easier and safer for people to choose active transportation to get to work, school, shopping, or other destinations in their communities.

The Active Transportation Infrastructure Grants program supports the Province’s CleanBC commitment to increase shares of trips by walking, cycling and transit.

View the full article from the original source

No conversations yet

Activity Stream

Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 12:53 pm – Kamloops Film Society posted on their blog: Sensory Friendly Screenings – The Kamloops Film Society
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 12:13 pm – Kamloops Film Society posted on their blog: SUMMER CAMP! – The Kamloops Film Society
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 1:26 pm – Kamloops Film Society posted on their blog: Cinema Passport | JULY – The Kamloops Film Society
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 8:00 am – David Suzuki posted on their blog: As the world burns, the powerful deny and delay
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 at 12:08 pm – Kamloops Film Society posted on their blog: Free Family Flick – The NeverEnding Story – The Kamloops Film Society
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 at 11:44 am – Kamloops Film Society posted on their blog:  Summer Camp!  – The Kamloops Film Society
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 at 8:00 am – David Suzuki posted on their blog: What the fungal networks can teach us
Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 8:00 am – David Suzuki posted on their blog: LNG poses risky bet for pension funds
Thu, Jun 18, 2026 at 8:00 am – David Suzuki posted on their blog: Attacks on energy transition are attacks on workers
Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 5:08 pm – Kamloops Film Society posted on their blog: Dusty, Broke N ’ Broken Hearted – Thursday Film Series July 9th – 30th – The Kamloops Film Society
Full Stream
No items found