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WHISTLER — Drivers are advised that Highway 99 will be briefly closed on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, between Alta Lake Road and Taylor Way to allow for municipal rock-stabilization work on a roadside slope.

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking Remembrance Day:

MACKENZIE — Local residents are invited to share their input on the development of the Mackenzie forest landscape plan (FLP), which will guide long-term forest management in the area.

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking Indigenous Veterans Day:

VICTORIA — The seventh intake of the Connecting Communities B.C. funding program is open for applications until Feb. 26, 2026.

VICTORIA — An independent review of E-Comm 911’s governance structure, operational efficiencies and financial controls has identified improvements that are necessary to ensure the emergency-dispatch service remains financially sustainable for local governments.

DELTA — Seniors in Delta have moved into 152 affordable homes with the opening of The Tides, the first part of a planned two-phase redevelopment, offering a vibrant community for seniors to stay connected and thrive.

VICTORIA — On Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, Rentals.ca released a report indicating that rental asking prices in British Columbia lead the country in declines, down 9.6% over the past two years and 5.8% in the past year alone. Vancouver reached a 43-month low in October 2025, falling 11.4% over the past three years and declining on an annual basis for a 23rd consecutive month. In Surrey, the asking rent for a one bedroom compared to this time last year is down 12%.

VICTORIA — Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth, has issued the following statement on the release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for October 2025:

BURNABY — Drivers are advised to plan for traffic delays this weekend on Highway 1 in Burnaby, as lane closures and a full overnight closure of a section of the highway on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, will support work on the Burnaby Lake overpass.