More than 20 local small business leaders met with members of the B.C. Small Business Roundtable and Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction Coralee Oakes to discuss their unique challenges and identify opportunities for growth.

Construction is set to begin on upgrades that will improve safety and the flow of traffic at two key intersections on the Nanaimo Parkway.

Results of the Gabriola Island Fixed Link Feasibility Study conclude that while a bridge appears to be technically feasible, it would not be a cost-effective alternative to the current ferry link.

Local businesses from around Vancouver Island gathered to hear about British Columbia’s economic success and progress made to-date thanks to the BC Jobs Plan as well as for an announcement on a new Labour Market Partnership Project with Vancouver Island manufacturers. 

Work is now complete at the Highway 1/Old Victoria Rd./Haliburton Rd. intersection, improving safety and mobility for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists.

Safety and mobility for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists will be improved at one of Nanaimo's key intersections along Highway 19A as part of B.C. on the Move, the Province's new 10-year transportation plan.

Windley Contracting Ltd. has won this year's Deputy Minister's Contractor of the Year Award in the grading category, for its work on the Highway 97, Winfield to Oyama four-laning project.