BC Gov News

The Chilcotin River and associated tributaries have experienced a one-in-200-year flood event, following more than 90 millimetres of rainfall in the past few days.

The Province has renewed its service contract with BC Ferries for the next four-year term, Performance Term 5 (PT5), which covers April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2024.

The B.C. government is delivering on its commitment to bring ride-hailing to B.C., with regulations in place that will focus on passenger, driver and company safety, and will allow companies to apply to the Passenger Transportation Board by the beginning of September 2019.  

Consultations to help develop mandatory entry-level training for Class 1 commercial driver’s licences will begin this summer.

Lane closures will be in effect on Highway 5, approximately 25 kilometres north of Hope, beginning July 3, 2019, and continuing through to the end of October.

Work will begin next week to resurface and improve intersections along a busy stretch of Highway 19A in Nanaimo, making the drive along this section of highway safer, quicker and more reliable for people.

As the Canada Day long weekend approaches, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure encourages travellers to stay safe on the road by planning ahead and using extra caution.

The Government of British Columbia has invited three pre-qualified bidding teams to participate in the request for proposals (RFP) stage to design, build and finance the Broadway subway project.