Ravi Parmar, Minister of Forests, has released the following statement on the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM):

People can soon enjoy another area of the popular Coquihalla Canyon Park this summer with the northern portion of the park reopening on Friday, June 27, 2025, providing access to three of the five historic Othello Tunnels.

Safety improvements are planned for the intersection at Highway 14 and Idlemore Road in Sooke and a public information session about the project will be held.

People living in and around Kamloops now have more access to team-based primary care through the new Supporting Team Excellence with Patients Society (STEPS) North Shore Community Health Centre (CHC) at 202B-780 Windsor Ave.

Drivers are advised that daytime closures of Highway 1 between Sicamous and Salmon Arm, related to construction on the R.W. Bruhn bridge and approaches project, will continue through Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

B.C. will lead a delegation of companies to the BIO International Convention in Boston, Mass., to attract more investment to the province’s life-sciences sector and build relationships with other countries to help strengthen the economy against ongoing U.S. tariffs.

As part of the development of a long-term solution for the future of Taylor Bridge on Highway 97, the Ministry of Transportation and Transit is conducting geotechnical investigations on the north and south banks of Peace River near the bridge.

People can now plan their mid-summer hiking and backcountry camping trips at Pipi7íyekw/Joffre Lakes Park.

Drivers are advised to plan for heavy traffic this weekend along Highway 1 near 56th Avenue and 264th Street.

Drivers in the central Okanagan will benefit from safety improvements planned for three intersections on Highway 97 through Peachland.