Skilled trades students in two regional school districts will benefit from a three-year, $15-million investment by the British Columbia government to support youth trades programs with the purchase of new trades training equipment.

Smoke and flames from a 13-hectare prescribed burn project may be visible north of the Village of Clinton and west of Highway 97 between April 1 and April 30, 2017.

A number of highway resurfacing projects will be underway in the region this summer to increase the safety and reliability of roads for travelling public.

The B.C. government is handing out over $1.8 million in new grants to help control the spread of invasive plants in the province.

Chilliwack will receive $150,420 in BikeBC funding this year for the Industrial Way bicycle lanes from Old Orchard to Progress Way.

The B.C. government is providing $73,500 to two organizations to help manage invasive plants in the Fraser Valley.

The provincial government is providing $33,000 to the Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver and $10,000 to the City of Richmond to help manage invasive plants in the Lower Mainland.

The B.C. government is providing $20,000 to the Thompson-Nicola Regional District to help manage invasive plants in the region.

The B.C. government is providing $107,300 to three organizations to help manage invasive plants in the southern Okanagan.

The B.C. government is providing $73,500 to two organizations to help manage invasive plants in the Chilliwack area.