Under the BC Rural Dividend, the Province is providing $100,000 to the N’Quatqua First Nation to create a five-year comprehensive economic development strategy, West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Jordan Sturdy announced.

Drivers can expect heavy traffic volumes and possible delays along the Sea-to-Sky Highway (Highway 99) between Horseshoe Bay and Pemberton, as concert goers will be making their way to and from the Pemberton Music Festival from Thursday, July 14 to Monday, July 18, 2016.

The N’Quatqua Band Council and the First Nations’ Emergency Services Society of B.C. will be conducting a prescribed burn near D’Arcy (about 27 kilometres northeast of Pemberton) on Wednesday, June 8, 2016.

Significant progress has been made containing the Elaho and Boulder Creek wildfires, due to the hard work of BC Wildfire Service crews who have taken advantage of reduced fire behaviour in recent days.

Drivers can expect heavy traffic volumes and possible delays along the Sea to Sky Highway (Highway 99) between Horseshoe Bay and Pemberton, as concert goers will be making their way to and from the Pemberton Music Festival from Thursday, July 16 to Monday, July 20.

Until further notice, the Phelix Creek Forest Service Road is closed from the Blackwater Lake Road junction to protect public safety and to allow free access to wildfire crews.

Seniors and people with disabilities in Pemberton now have increased access to affordable housing at Pemberton Villas, a new 22 modular unit building funded by the governments of Canada and British Columbia along with community partners.