The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died as the result of an avalanche near Stewart on Oct. 23, 2012.

The B.C. government is providing $50,000 to help the Village of Valemount make local arts and culture an important part of the community's 50th anniversary celebration, Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Bill Bennett announced today.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who was killed while mountain climbing on Mount Robson on Aug. 20, 2012.

The BC Coroners Service have confirmed the identities of three males who were aboard a helicopter that crashed near Terrace on June 1, 2012.

Resurfacing work will be done this year on Highway 1 and Highway 23 in the Revelstoke area, to improve the safety and ride along these important highway corridors.

Four projects valued at $13 million will get underway this year, improving safety and travel for residents, visitors and commercial drivers on Highway 3 in the West Kootenay, Similkameen and Upper Fraser Valley.

Finding new channels to reach British Columbians with important emergency information and preparedness materials is the mandate of a new social media unit that joined the Emergency Management BC (EMBC) team almost four months ago.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of the snowmobile operator who died in an avalanche southeast of Sparwood on March 9, 2012.

HMC Services of Armstrong has won this year's Deputy Minister's Contractor of the Year Award for its highway maintenance work in the Selkirk service area (Golden/Revelstoke).