People living in northern B.C. will benefit from additional government action to deliver needed health-care services when and where people need them.

British Columbia’s network of public electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations is expanding with the opening of 16 new stations in northern B.C., making it easier for people travelling to charge up their EVs.

In just over a year and a half, the new intercommunity transit service along Highway 16 has provided safe, affordable travel for approximately 12,000 passengers in northern B.C.

One year into the Highway 16 Transportation Action Plan implementation, approximately 5,000 people have used BC Transit’s new, expanded transit service to travel between northern communities safely, reliably and affordably.

Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone announced $2 million in new provincial and federal funding for the now $5-million Highway 16 Transportation Action Plan, outlined the progress made to put the plan in action and opened the application process for new community vehicles.