Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking Earth Day:

Drivers in the Delta and South Surrey region are advised that the permanent repairs to the 112th Street crossing over Highway 99 will begin this weekend, requiring traffic diversions and lane closures on Highway 99.

More reliable travel is coming for people through the Fraser Canyon as work moves forward to permanently repair the damages caused by the 2021 atmospheric river event.

The Fisher Creek bridge will undergo a replacement and road improvements, offering drivers a safer, more reliable passage along the Highway 97 Pine Pass corridor.

New support for manufacturing businesses in the Kootenays will create jobs, promote the development of made-in-B.C. products and strengthen local economies and communities.                                                                               

Local governments and Modern Treaty Nations will be able to begin work on larger climate-action projects, protecting communities for the next generation of British Columbians.

Aerial spray treatments will be done on Vancouver Island and Salt Spring Island in spring 2024 to eradicate invasive spongy moths and minimize the risk they pose to forests, farms, orchards and trees.

Aerial spray treatments will be done in the Lower Mainland and three locations in the southern Interior in spring 2024 to eradicate spongy moths and minimize the risk they pose to forests, farms, orchards and trees.

From the City of Maple Ridge: https://www.mapleridge.ca/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2094

Lana Popham, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport