Travellers and commuters are advised that the westbound left lane on Highway 7, approximately 750 metres west of Allen Way, will be closed due to a sinkhole that appeared Wednesday evening.

The Harris Road/Lougheed Highway (Highway 7) intersection in Pitt Meadows will be made safer, with a longer right turn lane for eastbound motorists.

Students preparing for careers in some of B.C.’s most important services have new roofs overhead and an upgraded driver training facility, after a joint Canada-B.C. investment in infrastructure at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC).

The governments of Canada and British Columbia are making investments to create jobs and grow the middle class now while building a foundation for a strong, sustainable economic future. Infrastructure investments are vital to creating opportunities, and building inclusive communities where families can work, learn and play.

Improving trades training outcomes and employability for apprentices is the goal of an innovative program at Pacific Vocational College (PVC), thanks to $30,865 in funding from the Province of British Columbia and the Industry Training Authority (ITA).

Canadians will be better equipped for the well-paying middle-class jobs of today and tomorrow as a result of a $1.9-million investment in two new capital projects at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC), including a modular learning facility for students taking specialized driving courses.

A Community and Employer Partnerships program with a successful history of helping unemployed individuals find high-paying careers as retail automotive sales professionals is being funded again in the Lower Mainland.

A traditional welcome and blessing set the stage at Swan-e-set Longhouse today as members of the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district, the Katzie and Kwantlen First Nations and the Ministry of Education officially signed their fourth Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement.