Due to service cancellation for the Kootenay Lake Ferry, drivers and passengers planning to use the ferry this long weekend are advised to make other arrangements.

New maintenance contracts have been awarded for service areas 10 and 16 in the southern Interior, providing improved standards and better highway conditions for British Columbians year-round.

Investing in public infrastructure supports efficient sustainable transportation services that help Canadians and their families get to work, school and essential services on time and back home safely at the end of a long day.

A new cable ferry is now in service in the West Kootenays, connecting the local ferry-dependent community of Harrop Procter.

Paving is finished, and the new pedestrian and cycling tunnel is open, marking the completion of the South Slocan Overhead project.