Up to 60 British Columbians in Vernon and surrounding areas are receiving the training they need for jobs in their communities, thanks to the federal-provincial partnership under the Canada-B.C. Job Fund Agreement.

Premier Christy Clark has issued the following statement on the death of former University of British Columbia president David Strangway:

The B.C. government has distributed $88,704 in compensation for municipal property taxes to the City of Penticton.

The B.C. government has distributed over $2.3 million in compensation for municipal property taxes to the City of Vancouver and the City of North Vancouver.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following a workplace accident in Vernon on Dec. 9, 2016.

Residents of the Williams Lake area will see helicopters in the air this week as the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations implements its treatment plan to minimize the spread of Douglas-fir bark beetles on Crown land through selective heli-logging.

Premier Christy Clark, MLA for Westside-Kelowna,  joined the community to celebrate the launch of Foundry Kelowna, a new integrated youth-service centre.

Drivers are advised that the Alex Fraser Bridge has now been re-opened to traffic.

Drivers are advised that crews are temporarily closing the Alex Fraser Bridge for public safety reasons as snow and ice have been observed shedding from the outside cables into both traveling lanes.

Crews continued their work to monitor and clear the Port Mann and Alex Fraser bridges overnight ahead of a second possible snowfall.