In efforts to protect critical moose habitat and to restore moose populations in the Murphy Watershed near Lac La Hache, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is proposing an access management plan, which includes blocking and deactivating select roads in the watershed.

Low-income adults and people with special needs will soon have access to 18 new units of affordable rental housing in 100 Mile House.

More than 2,700 residences and businesses in 100 Mile House and neighbouring communities will be better able to access faster Internet speeds, thanks to the B.C. government's $310,971 investment in a new connectivity project that will soon get underway by ABC Communications.

The Province is making it simpler for rural fire departments to divert, use and store water for non-emergency firefighting activities.

Building on the economic benefits and jobs created by getting to yes on major projects and provincial investments in infrastructure, Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett today announced immediate investments and a long-term action plan outlined in B.C.’s rural economic development strategy that will create jobs and economic opportunities in Cariboo-Chilcotin.

Ten mature workers in 100 Mile House are receiving the training they need to re-enter the workforce, thanks to more than $82,000 from the provincial and federal governments to Horton Ventures Inc.

Five people in the Cariboo region will gain new job skills as they upgrade the Gold Rush Snowmobile Trail and other local recreation sites through a Job Creation Partnership with the British Columbia government.

British Columbians are invited to comment on proposed amendments to the boundaries of about 375 existing old growth management areas within the 100 Mile House Natural Resource District.