Investing in modern, safe and efficient roadways is critical to connecting communities, helping businesses efficiently move their goods to domestic and international markets, and building a strong economic future for all Canadians.

Ground was officially broken to mark the start of construction for the new $30-million Industrial Training and Technology Centre at Thompson Rivers University (TRU).

A major resurfacing project east of Kamloops will begin this spring, as the ministry starts to tender the first projects of the coming construction season.

Over two kilometres of Highway 5 are now widened to include a passing lane and a commercial vehicle safety enforcement (CVSE) pullout has been built, easing congestion and bringing safer conditions along this route.

A project to install inlaid durable pavement markings at two locations in the southern interior is now complete.

Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone teamed up with ICBC and Kamloops RCMP, to remind everyone that if your festivities include raising some glasses of holiday cheer, plan for a safe ride home ahead of time.

Several road improvement projects in the Kamloops and Logan Lake areas are now complete.

Slope repair and drainage improvements are now complete at the Highway 1 Peterson Creek Bridge in Kamloops, improving the overall safety of the structure and reopening the trail network underneath the bridge to hikers.

The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) unveiled plans for its new Community Animals Centre in Kamloops at a special event on Nov. 25 at the Kamloops Art Gallery.