Jonathan Henry Seinen is being honoured by the Province of B.C. with a Minister’s Award for Innovation and Excellence in Woodlot Management. 

A project to expand wireless internet and cellular services in Perow along Highway 16 is complete, providing enhanced coverage for residents and travellers.

People in Houston at risk of harm or victimization will benefit from a $45,000 grant to create a community-based team of front-line workers to deliver better and faster access to services.

The BC Wildfire Service will be conducting a series of fuel management treatments in the Lund Road subdivision near Houston to reduce wildfire risks and potential impacts on nearby residences, properties and other values.

A number of pedestrian and intersection improvements along Highway 16 in Houston soon will be underway to increase the safety along the highway, announced MLA for Nechako Lakes John Rustad, on behalf of Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone.

Skilled trades students in five northwestern B.C. school districts will benefit from a three-year, $15-million investment by the B.C. government to support youth trades programs with the purchase of new trades training equipment.

Up to 16 British Columbians in Houston are receiving the training they need for jobs in their community, thanks to a federal-provincial partnership under the Canada-B.C. Job Fund Agreement.

School District 54 (Bulkley Valley) will receive $20,000 in funding for the Youth Work in Trades program to boost trades training for young people.