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

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

100 Mile House is receiving federal-provincial investment in critical clean water and wastewater infrastructure, announced MLA Donna Barnett for Cariboo-Chilcotin on behalf of Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Peter Fassbender.

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.

Recreation users and residents are advised that the Green Lake-Nolan Lake Forest Service Road in the 100 Mile House Forest District has been closed indefinitely due to safety concerns.

The public is advised that 83 Mile (9237.01 Road) and 83 Mile West (9237.02 Road) Forest Service roads near 100 Mile House will be discontinued and permanently closed beginning Aug. 22, 2016, due to ongoing maintenance issues and environmental concerns.

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.

The Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations are planning to conduct an ecosystem restoration burn in the Churn Creek Protected Area between March 15 and April 29, weather permitting. 

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.

A major four-lane expansion of Highway 97 between 74 Mile to 76 Mile is now complete.