NORTH VANCOUVER - Families may now walk, jog, bike, skate, or wheel on the newest section of the award-winning North Shore Spirit Trail, thanks to North Shore-wide community co-operation and funding provided by the Province, the District of North Vancouver and TransLink.

B.C. businesses now have access to a comprehensive guide that provides information on how to create a business environment that is safe and comfortable for seniors.

Regulations are being streamlined for large commercial vehicles travelling across the boundaries of the three westernmost provinces.

Doug Keefe, former Nova Scotia deputy attorney general, and John Furlong, former head of VANOC, will co-chair the independent review of the planning and activities before Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Final, and the violence that followed.

Work is underway to restore access on Highway 97 between Chetwynd and Mackenzie Junction and other priority routes throughout the Peace Region, following major floods and washouts caused by a one-in-40-year rainfall event.

Two aging timber bridges on Highway 4 west of Port Alberni will be replaced with wider concrete structures, further improving safety along this important and scenic route to the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Officials welcomed the inaugural China Southern Airlines flight between Guangzhou, China, and Vancouver.