Premier John Horgan travelled to Big Bar, where significant work is underway by provincial and federal governments, First Nations and a suite of technical experts to help salmon in the Fraser River pass through an obstruction created by a large landslide and reach their spawning grounds.

Comments are being accepted until Aug. 23, 2019, on proposed resource objectives for Pipi7iyekw, an old-growth forest and sensitive area located in the shared territory of Lil’wat and St’at’imc Nations, in the Cascades Natural Resource District.

Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing $906,306 for seven projects in the Lillooet district.

Following Phase 1 soil anchor installation, load restrictions have been adjusted at the Ten Mile Slide site on Highway 99.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, in partnership with the Cayoose Creek Indian Band, is inviting the public to an upcoming open house to share plans for replacing the Lillooet Station Bridge on Highway 99.

WorkBC’s Find Your Fit Tour will be in Lillooet at Cayoosh Elementary school on Thursday, Dec. 7, and is open to the public from 3:15 p.m. to 7 p.m.

A series of resurfacing improvements on Road 40 and in the Seton Portage area west of Lillooet will get underway this season, providing safer conditions for the Shalalth Reserve and communities of Seton Portage, Gold Bridge and Bralorne, announced Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart on behalf of Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will be holding a public information session on Wednesday, March 29, in Lillooet to provide the public with an opportunity to review the design and offer input on traffic management during construction.