From Thompston-Nicola Regional District: https://www.tnrd.ca/new-blue-river-pedestrian-suspension-bridge-connects-trail-network/

The Province is preparing for extreme fire behaviour due to potential dry lightning and strong winds.

Residents and travellers are strongly urged to plan ahead and remain vigilant this B.C. Day long weekend, with much of British Columbia experiencing elevated wildfire risk.

George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, has released the following statement regarding a child’s death in a provincial park over the weekend in the Okanagan:

The Province has appointed three new members to British Columbia’s independent Climate Solutions Council.

The Province is helping First Nations communities strengthen their resilience to the adverse effects of climate change through the launch of an Indigenous climate-resilience capacity-building pilot program.

New affordable rental housing is coming for families, seniors, individuals and people living with disabilities in Castlegar as construction has started on 13 new homes in the community.

New regulatory changes are being made to safeguard the province’s ecological reserves.

From Infrastructure Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2023/07/the-governments-of-canada-and-british-columbia-invest-in-green-upgrades-at-west-vancouver-memorial-library.html (https:// https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2023/07/the-governments-of-canada-and-british-columbia-invest-in-green-upgrades-at-west-vancouver-memorial-library.html)