Alberni Valley Regional Airport will receive $364,000 in funding from the B.C. Air Access Program this year for runway lighting, announced Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone.

Port Alberni will receive $100,000 in BikeBC funding for the Stamp Avenue Multi-Use Path, announced Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone.

A resurfacing project has been set for the upcoming construction season to improve the condition of Beaver Creek Road for travellers and extend the life of the road surface.

Pedestrians and cyclists in the community of Port Alberni will find improved safety conditions with the upgrade of the Highway 4 crosswalk at Helen Street to a fully signalized intersection.

The Province is launching engineering work for Highway 4 corridor upgrades and safety improvements, following a review of the Highway 4 Horne Lake Connector business case, which concluded that an alternative route between Port Alberni and Highway 19 is not financially feasible.

Families in the Alberni school district will benefit from improved transportation services, thanks to $71,717 in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.

Resurfacing work in two areas on Vancouver Island is now complete with construction wrapped up along Highway 4 near Tofino and Hector Road in Port Alberni.

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.