The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has completed work on an important highway infrastructure remediation project on Highway 1, south of Boston Bar.

23 communities throughout B.C. will receive more than $6.5 million in funding for 25 projects to expand and build cycling lanes, trails and paths for cyclists and pedestrians.

A $100,000 grant from the Ministry of Health will assist the Mountain Resort Municipality of Sun Peaks to outfit their new community health centre with medical equipment, supplies and furniture.

The Nelson and District Youth Centre has always benefitted from the profits raised through the operation of the Nelson City Campground, a social enterprise aiding local youth.

With the return of higher temperatures and drier conditions in many parts of the province this week, wildfire danger ratings are once again on the rise.

British Columbia is experiencing an unprecedented rise in overdoses.

The BC Wildfire Service is reminding the public that the use of fireworks is banned in the Southeast Fire Centre, as part of the Category 2 and Category 3 open burning prohibitions implemented earlier this year to help reduce wildfire risks.

A program that helped 29 of its 36 participants find jobs in 2015 is back for a second year in the Lower Mainland, thanks to $415,000 in government funding.