Join the conversation on the Province's Rural Highway Safety and Speed Review during a Twitter Town Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Hoban Equipment Ltd., in partnership with World Tech Solutions, has won this year's Deputy Minister's Contractor of the Year Award for safety innovation, for its Employee Proximity Alerting System.

Windley Contracting Ltd. has won this year's Deputy Minister's Contractor of the Year Award in the grading category, for its work on the Highway 97, Winfield to Oyama four-laning project.

ARC Asphalt Recycling Inc. has won this year's Deputy Minister's Contractor of the Year Award in the paving category, for a project on Highway 16 from Blackman Road to Red Pass and Driscoll Creek to Slim Creek, east of Prince George.

Capilano Highway Services has won this year's Deputy Minister's Contractor of the Year Award for highway maintenance, for its work in the Sunshine Coast/Powell River Service Area.

Kiewit Flatiron has won this year's Deputy Minister's Contractor of the Year Award for bridges and structures, for Phase 1 of the Port Mann/Highway 1 Improvement Project.

The 82-year-old Spences Bridge over the Thompson River between Highway 8 and the community of Spences Bridge will be closed permanently as of Jan. 1, 2014.

With the celebrations of the Christmas season just around the corner, the government of B.C. is reminding everyone to make safe transportation choices during the holiday season.

Due to anticipated high interest in the B.C. coastal ferries community engagement meeting on Gabriola Island on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, the venue for the public open house has been changed.

Due to anticipated high interest in the B.C. coastal ferries community engagement meeting on Salt Spring Island on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, the venue for the public open house has been changed.