People travelling in northern B.C. can soon expect smoother journeys as crews pave and resurface 260 kilometres of highways and side roads this summer.

Work has begun in B.C.’s southern Interior to upgrade 482 kilometres of highways and side roads, renewing driving surfaces for local residents, travellers and the movement of goods.

ICBC is providing a $110 rebate to eligible drivers through prudent financial management and better-than-expected investment income.

A new addition at Edgehill Elementary school will bring more student seats to the community in Powell River. 

People in Campbell River will have better access to primary care with the opening of a new primary-care access clinic.

A coroner’s inquest into the death of Paul Richard Nathan Spencer will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 9, 2024, at the Victoria Law Courts (50 Burdett Ave.).

Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has released the following statement regarding the BC Coroners Service report on illicit drug toxicity deaths in March 2024:

Data released by the BC Coroners Service shows toxic drugs claimed the lives of at least 192 people in March, and at least 572 lives in the first three months of 2024.

Information about forestry development is now more easily available online for public review and comment.

Bruce Ralston, Minister of Forests, has released the following statement in response to the binational North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Chapter 19 panel ruling on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s countervailing duty determination: