BC Gov News

The British Columbia government is providing $100,000 to the City of Revelstoke, announced Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Minister Doug Donaldson today.

Effective at noon Pacific time on Oct. 13, 2017, Category 3 fires will once again be permitted within the Columbia Fire Zone in the Southeast Fire Centre, due to a decreased risk of wildfire in that region. Category 2 open fires have been allowed in the Columbia Fire Zone since Sept. 30.

The Trans-Canada Highway west of Revelstoke is currently closed in both directions, after debris blocked a channel on Camp Creek sending water and other material flowing over the highway.

Motorists should expect delays on the Trans-Canada Highway on Wednesday, May 10 to allow for the installation of Remote Avalanche Control Systems at Three Valley Gap.

Additional health-care assistant seats are being added to Okanagan College in Revelstoke to meet the demands for health-care services in local communities with one-time funding of $64,000.

Revelstoke-area families are being encouraged to attend an open house on Friday, March 10, 2017, to share their ideas on how to transform rural education in British Columbia.