Contracts have been awarded for two highway improvement projects in the South Peace that will make travel safer and more efficient for families, while creating jobs for local workers.

The Province has awarded a contract to resurface a section of Shawnigan Lake Road and Cowichan Bay Road to ensure motorist safety and improve road conditions.

The $21-million seismic refit of the Mission Bridge on Highway 11 is into its final phase, with work underway to improve the earthquake resistance of the ground and bridge footings in the event of an earthquake.

Work on Phase 2 of the Cariboo Connector is officially underway, with the start of construction to widen a stretch of Highway 97 to four lanes near 70 Mile House.

The Province of British Columbia is donating a piece of local history to the City of Port Moody to help protect and conserve architectural heritage in the community and to move forward with early construction of the Evergreen Line rapid transit project.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identities of three persons who died in the crash of a small airplane near Peachland on May 13, 2012.

The first of 30 new webcams to be installed this year on the DriveBC network are now live, giving motorists a real-time view of traffic queues, weather and road conditions at the Kootenay Lake ferry terminals.

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.