Residents and interested parties in Port Hardy, Alert Bay, Sointula and surrounding areas will soon have an opportunity to take part in the B.C. coastal ferries consultation and engagement process.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier Douglas Horne will represent the government of British Columbia at the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region's (PNWER) winter meeting in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, this week.

Residents and interested parties in Powell River and Texada Island will soon have an opportunity to take part in the B.C. coastal ferries consultation and engagement process.

There is good news for B.C. drivers during Crime Prevention Week (Nov. 1-7) with new figures showing significant reductions in rates of auto-theft crimes. In the first half of 2012, there's been a 17 per cent drop in vehicle thefts throughout the province.

Residents and interested parties will soon have an opportunity to take part in the B.C. coastal ferries consultation and engagement process.

Local governments can now apply to have their efforts in creating supportive environments for their community’s seniors recognized.

A new roundabout at the intersection of South Shore Road and North Shore Road in Lake Cowichan will be constructed to improve motorist and pedestrian safety, as a result of a partnership between the government of B.C. and the Town of Lake Cowichan.

Registration with TReO, the tolling system on the new Port Mann Bridge, has been open only since Sept. 17, but more than 200,000 vehicles have already been registered for electronic tolling accounts and decals.

The government of British Columbia and the Corporation of Delta are partnering on $7 million worth of upgrades to roads along the Highway 99 corridor to improve safety and access for motorists, and reduce congestion on both sides of the highway.