Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Jordan Sturdy wrapped up his series of regional meetings on Vancouver Island's transportation network.

The Province is permanently closing two kilometres of the White-Ram Forest Service Road, which runs through the Ram Creek Ecological Reserve that protects a geothermal hot spring, as well as rare plant and animal species.

In response to a petition signed by a significant number of Gabriola Island residents, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will study the feasibility of a fixed link between Gabriola Island and Vancouver Island that would replace existing ferry service.

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.