Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone has issued the following statement on the Highway 16 transportation symposium taking place in Smithers: 

The Province is urging British Columbians to prepare and be diligent, as Environment Canada continues to warn residents of strong winds and substantial rains for parts of coastal B.C. and the River Forecast Centre warns of high stream flow and potential flooding in South Coast communities.

As fire chiefs from across Canada assemble in Victoria this week for the annual Fire Rescue Conference, I donned the same heavy gear and breathing apparatus that firefighters do when rushing in where most others would rush out.

Two new online resources are now available to families living on low incomes and to communities working with them to ensure their needs are met.

Dewdney Slough Bridge, located 8 km east of Mission on Highway 7, reopened to single lane alternating traffic at 5 a.m. today in time for commuter and school bus traffic.

Twenty-five communities throughout British Columbia will receive more than $6 million in BikeBC funding this year to expand and build cycling lanes, trails and paths for cyclists and pedestrians.

The Government of B.C. will study the costs and benefits of a possible highway link between the Sunshine Coast and Metro Vancouver.

Unifor Local 333 and BC Transit have ratified an agreement negotiated under the Economic Stability Mandate.

Travel information for provincial highways, including road closures, planned work and extreme weather conditions, is now available in Open511 format as a real-time data feed that businesses and programmers can use to create new apps and online services for the consumer market.

Local drivers, the commercial trucking industry and tourists will soon see driving improvements in the Ashcroft and Cache Creek areas.