Modern and efficient roadways are crucial to encouraging and supporting economic activity, facilitating trade, and creating good paying, middle-class jobs.

The Province is committing $749,872 to help unemployed people find forestry jobs through a paid training opportunity with Okanagan College.

Seven hundred thousand dollars in improvements to local area side roads in Turtle Valley near Squilax Anglemont Road are now complete.

A contract has been awarded to a local company for a resurfacing project near Shuswap Lake Provincial Park.

A $3.34-million contract has been awarded to Green Roads Recycling of Fernie to resurface two sections of highway east of Chase. This work will use innovative made-in-B.C. hot-in-place paving technology that produces 50% fewer greenhouse gas emissions as it reuses and recycles existing pavement material.