Ottawa Announces $6.3 Million for Eight B.C. Active Transportation Projects

Overview

• The federal allocation totals $6,303,868 through the Active Transportation Fund for four capital builds and four planning projects across British Columbia.
• Major capital recipients include Matsqui First Nation in Abbotsford ($2.563M), the City of Duncan ($1.876M), Snaw-Naw-As in Lantzville ($907,642), and We Wai Kai Nation near Campbell River ($770,000).
• Three Vancouver Island projects receive more than $3.5 million collectively, led by Duncan’s Canada Avenue corridor upgrades focused on safer, all-ages walking and cycling connections.
• The Matsqui project adds multi-use paths, sidewalks, a walking path, and a new active transportation bridge over McLennan Creek, while Lantzville extends the Snaw-Naw-As trail with lighting and amenities and We Wai Kai builds a Quinsam River trail loop with interpretive signage.
• Planning grants go to Skuppah Indian Band, Gingolx Village Government, Gitlaxt’aamiks Village Government, and Williams Lake First Nation, as recipients collectively commit $7,545,249 in counterpart funding under a program nested in the Canada Public Transit Fund.