To ensure schools are ready to welcome students into classrooms for the week of Sept. 8-11, 2020, there will be a gradual restart to allow extra time to orient students and staff on the new health and safety measures in place.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure invites people to share their input online for potential Highway 97 safety improvements through and around Peachland.

Construction crews will start work next week to repave two sections of the Nisga’a Highway (Highway 113), making the drive safer and smoother for people travelling along these stretches.

Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia:

B.C. businesses and organizations wanting to reduce air pollution and save on fuel costs can get rebates for electric vehicles through $2 million in additional funding for the CleanBC Specialty-Use Vehicle Incentive (SUVI) program.

Beginning this fall, median barriers will be installed on sections of Highway 97 between Penticton and Summerland and Highway 97A between Armstrong and Vernon, improving safety for area residents, commercial truck drivers and tourists.