Federal 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 school and $50 million for infrastructure in coastal c