Members of the public are advised that Maggie Lake Forest Service Road, 10 kilometres northwest of Ucluelet, has been closed due to a rockfall at kilometre nine. The road will remain closed until weather conditions permit crews to safely remove debris.

Members of the public can expect delays on the Canal Main Forest Service Road from Sept. 7-12, 2016, to allow the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations to replace an aging culvert.

The Huu-ay-aht First Nations have the support of British Columbia’s First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund to explore a potential hydroelectric facility along the Sarita River, part of its territory on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

The Dry Creek Improvement Project in Port Alberni is complete, thanks to over $2.7 million in funding split equally between the Government of Canada’s Building Canada Fund – Communities Component, the Province, and the City of Port Alberni.

The Province and Emergency Management BC are planning an earthquake and tsunami response exercise for June 7-10, 2016, in Port Alberni called Exercise Coastal Response.

Young people considering what skills they will need for tomorrow’s in-demand occupations will have an interactive, hands-on experience at WorkBC’s Find Your Fit tour stop at the Alberni District Secondary school in Port Alberni Jan. 15-16.

A new bridge over Rogers Creek will be fully open to traffic before the end of the month.

South Island Natural Resource District and the Pacific Rim Forest Professional Network invite members of the public to celebrate National Forest Week at an open house at the district office, 4885 Cherry Creek Rd., Port Alberni on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, 8 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

The ministry's South Island Natural Resource District and the Pacific Rim Forest Professional Network are inviting the public to celebrate National Forest Week.