Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and his wife Diana Fox Carney arrive with NDP interim Leader Don Davies, left, and Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, right, to place flowers at a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting, in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Federal and B.C. governments to pay $200M for Tumbler Ridge school and health centre

By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press Jun 18, 2026 | 1:39 PM

Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal and B.C. governments are pledging $100 million each to build a new high school in Tumbler Ridge and modernize the community’s health care centre.

B.C. Premier David Eby promised last month that students wouldn’t have to return to the school, which was the site of a mass shooting in February.

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The prime minister says he and the premier were in Tumbler Ridge after the murders of eight people and heard from students, parents, teachers and first responders.

“We talked about what could be done to begin to heal from that trauma, that loss, unspeakable tragedy. The premier and I, among other things, we promised that we would be there for the community as they rebuild,” Carney says.

The prime minister says work on the new school will start this summer, beginning with the removal of the existing school.

Police have said Jesse Van Rootselaar killed her mother and brother before going to the school on Feb. 10, killing five students and an educational assistant before killing herself.

Carney made the announcement in Vancouver as part of what he calls a “landmark new agreement” between the two governments on infrastructure that will increase the housing supply by converting unsold new condos into affordable housing, reduce fees for developers and invest in hospitals, transit systems and community centres.

“Under this agreement, development charges on multi-unit housing projects across British Columbia will be reduced by up to 50 per cent for three years,” he says.

Through the Build Communities Strong Fund, the federal government will invest $1.6 billion in community infrastructure over the next decade and B.C. will match those funds.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 18, 2026.