Area residents involved in minor bylaw infractions, such as animal and zoning complaints, can now take their disputes to an independent adjudicator working outside the traditional courtroom.

Seniors in Golden are celebrating increased access to affordable housing at Mountain View Manor, a new addition providing eight units of seniors housing, funded by the governments of Canada and British Columbia along with community partners.

The 50th anniversary of the Trans-Canada Highway and the construction of the new four-lane Donald Bridge was celebrated today by Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and by Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Bill Bennett, representing Mary Polak, British Columbia's Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.

The Province will be investing over $2 million this year to resurface and widen a portion of Highway 95, approximately nine kilometres south of Golden, improving the route for area residents, tourists, the forest industry and commercial transport vehicles along this important corridor.

HMC Services of Armstrong has won this year's Deputy Minister's Contractor of the Year Award for its highway maintenance work in the Selkirk service area (Golden/Revelstoke).

The construction of a retaining wall three storeys high will be part of improvements to 1.2 kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway east of Golden, helping make this important route safer and more reliable.

Outdoor recreation in the Golden area is getting a boost with the construction of a new trail up Golden Hill.