The public is reminded that the public review and comment period on proposed land use changes in the Great Bear Rainforest closes Monday, Aug. 10, 2015.

A $17-million project to four-lane Highway 97 south of Taylor is scheduled to get underway next month, as part of B.C. on the Move, the Government of B.C.’s 10-year transportation plan.

The 61-year-old Salmon River Bridge, on Highway 97 north of Prince George, will be replaced with a new structure that can handle oversize transport trucks, as part of B.C. on the Move, the Government of B.C.’s 10-year transportation plan.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died while working on a logging operation near Port McNeill on July 24, 2015.

Wuikinuxv Nation and the governments of B.C. and Canada have reached a major milestone in the B.C. treaty process with the signing of an Agreement-in-Principle.

Comments are being accepted until Sept. 23, 2015, on a discussion paper released as part of a comprehensive timber supply review for the Merritt Timber Supply Area.

PORT ALICE - Looking for ways to diversify the economy is a top priority for Port Alice and the North Island Region.