Upgrades valued at $5.2 million will be coming to roads in the Shuswap this year, improving safety and travel for local residents, visitors and commercial drivers.

The Legal Services Society and the BCGEU have reached a tentative agreement under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate.

Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas Rich Coleman has issued the following statement:

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in Cranbrook on Feb. 3, 2013.

Women and women with children who are homeless or at risk will soon have access to new supportive housing with the official start of construction for the Budzey Building - the 11th new supportive housing development to get underway in Vancouver.

The Province and the City of Vancouver have secured the former Howard Johnson Hotel at 395 Kingsway to provide 100 interim housing spaces for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness while more supportive housing is completed.

Upgrades valued at $8 million will be coming to three highways near Vernon this year, improving safety and travel for local residents, visitors and commercial drivers.