Work is underway to enhance forest resilience to protect against the effects of wildfire and climate change in the western Kootenay-Boundary region. 

The Province’s year-end Public Accounts show B.C. had a strong fiscal result last year, bolstered by a faster-than-expected economic recovery as government made record investments to support British Columbians.

Construction on Quesnel-Hydraulic Road has been completed to allow single-lane alternating traffic through the landslide zone, approximately 20 kilometres south of Quesnel.

People living on Hornby Island and northern Vancouver Island will see a boost in tourism and local food production through a series of rural development grants.

From the Government of Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2022/08/canada-and-british-columbia-invest-over-20-million-in-infrastructure-projects-across-the-province-to-build-more-resilient-greener-communities.html

A new bridge over the CP railway on Highway 3 in Elko will improve traffic flow in the East Kootenays.

From the Government of Canda: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2022/08/canada-and-british-columbia-invest-295-million-in-11-projects-to-make-bc-communities-more-resilient-to-natural-disasters.html