The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is moving forward with retrofit designs to further strengthen the Lions Gate and Ironworkers Memorial bridges, to keep people and goods moving safely.

Four local job-seekers will gain valuable skills in marketing, food preservation and community engagement, while helping the Cowichan Green Community (CGC) distribute items to food banks and school meal programs.

A visit to Doggy’s Island Resort and Villa in Yachimata highlighted the growth opportunities for British Columbia wood products in Japan’s tourism sector, which supports the well-paying forestry jobs on which B.C.’s rural communities depend.

Today’s speech from the throne sets out the new government’s vision of a better British Columbia where people come first.

When McLeod Lake First Nation opened a new sawmill in Mackenzie, it was a decision grounded in the band’s longstanding philosophy: provide good value, work hard and achieve results.