The B.C. government has unveiled the successful consulting firm to carry out a three-year transportation planning study for the Central Okanagan, looking at route options for a future second crossing of Okanagan Lake.

B.C.'s two tourism ministers have offered their congratulations to Air Canada for its new direct route from Vancouver to Osaka, Japan:

A new six-lane interchange with pedestrian/cyclist sidewalks on both sides has replaced the aging two-lane overpass on 16th Avenue across Highway 99.

Wildfire Management Branch is asking the public to refrain from entering the area where the Mt. McAllister wildfire is currently burning.

Until further notice, the Phelix Creek Forest Service Road is closed from the Blackwater Lake Road junction to protect public safety and to allow free access to wildfire crews.

A four-part $7.8-million paving project is underway in the Kamloops area to improve the safety and comfort for motorists on these provincial roads.

Faster service, new modern stations and the latest transit technology will make taking the bus more comfortable and reliable for RapidBus BC passengers.

An area restriction order that's been in effect near a fire burning south of the Chelaslie River, including sections of Entiako Provincial Park, is being amended effective immediately to increase public access to those areas and reopen some forest service roads.

Priorities for transportation on Vancouver Island will be discussed during a series of stakeholder meetings hosted by Jordan Sturdy, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, which begin next week in Victoria.