On behalf of the Government of British Columbia, Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oakes offered warm congratulations to the District of Port Edward and Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNW LNG) for signing an agreement-in-principle that would define municipal property taxation benefits for the municipality over the next 25 years.

The Government of B.C. has listened to the truckers serving Port Metro Vancouver and is today releasing its proposed rate structure, which will soon be brought into force, providing fair wages for these truckers moving forward, plus other improvements.

Next week, thousands of British Columbians will hit the highway to visit friends and relatives or to head to the hills for winter sports.

Environment Canada warns there is the potential for more wet weather in the immediate future. Families and businesses should assess the risk of flooding around their property.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of two persons who died following a motor vehicle incident near Lumby on Dec. 6, 2014.

Seven maintenance contractors have won this year's Deputy Minister's Contractor of the Year Award for highway maintenance for their work on the Highway 16 corridor.

Lafarge Canada Inc. C.O.B. has won this year's Deputy Minister's Contractor of the Year Award in the grading category for the Mufford/64th Avenue Rail Overpass at Highway 10 project.