Members of the Stellat’en First Nation now have an enhanced voice in local forest stewardship and greater opportunity for economic development through a forestry agreement signed with the Province, moving British Columbia and the Stellat’en further down the path of reconciliation.

New provincial investments in modular housing are creating thousands of new jobs and boosting local economies throughout the province.

Effective at noon on Saturday, May 5, 2018, Category 2 open fires and the use of fireworks will be prohibited within the Dawson Creek, Fort St. John and Fort Nelson fire zones.

Claire Trevena, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, will meet with western counterparts today at a summit in Winnipeg to discuss innovative ways to improve B.C.'s transportation network and the movement of goods across the West.

Construction activities on Highway 4 at Kennedy Hill will begin the week of May 7, 2018.

An additional 40 engineering diploma and certificate seats at Vancouver Island University will give more students access to the technical skills needed for good-paying jobs in the booming tech industry.

More extensive renovations to accommodate industry-standard equipment will ensure power-engineering students at the College of New Caledonia can access up-to-date equipment and facilities.

A new program at North Island College will give students the skills to land good-paying jobs in the booming tech industry, announced Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training.