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BC Highway History

We have a long history of public service and helpfulness.

How We Helped Prevent Avalanches with Reforestation on Highway 3

August 3, 2021June 17, 2021 12 Comments

A terrible scar on a beautiful landscape, the “Big Burn” on BC Highway 3 in Manning Provincial Park, was a striking reminder of the damaging impact of forest fire for many years. Many British Columbians

Categories Avalanche Program, BC Highway History

BC Road Trip Time Machine: Highway 3 from Princeton to Creston, 1966

June 1, 2021April 28, 2021 16 Comments

History nerds – get ready! We’ve fired up the Road Trip Time Machine and pointed it at BC Highway 3 for a look at this iconic road as it was between Princeton and Creston, in

Categories BC Highway History, BC Travellers
Fernie Weigh Scale, circa 1962

Throwback Look at BC’s Historical Commercial Weigh Scale Stations

September 8, 2021February 26, 2021 4 Comments

Weigh scale inspection stations didn’t always look like they do today. They were small, simple and unassuming structures but they were BIG when it came to the safety of commercial transport in BC. We’re talking

Categories BC Highway History, Commercial Vehicles

A Look Back at the BC Provincial Sign Shop

September 25, 2020June 18, 2020 20 Comments

Signage on BC highways is an essential tool to help us communicate information to motorists about the road ahead. Whether a regulatory, warning, or guide sign is called for, we make sure our signs are

Categories BC Highway History, BC Travellers

BC Road Trip Time Machine: Travel Back to Highway 14 in 1966

November 27, 2020May 14, 2020 10 Comments

Get in and buckle up! Our beloved BC Road Trip Time Machine is back in action. This time we set our “flux capacitor” to Highway 14 (also known as West Coast Road) during the spring

Categories BC Highway History, BC Travellers

A BC Highways Perspective of the Hope Slide

September 16, 2020January 8, 2020 65 Comments

It was the largest known landslide in Canadian history. The Hope Slide forever changed the landscape of the Nicolum Valley in the Cascade Mountain Range, tragically taking the lives of four motorists who were on

Categories BC Highway History, BC Road Trips, BC Travellers
Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal 1966

Back in the Day: Time Travel from Victoria to Sidney in 1966

November 17, 2020July 30, 2019 16 Comments

Hey Victoria! Are you ready for your time travel close up? That’s right folks, we’ve pointed our BC Road Trip Time Machine at Highway 17 on Vancouver Island and captured the provincial capital as it

Categories BC Highway History, BC Road Trips, BC Travellers
A Brief History of the BC Highway Traffic Patrol

A Brief History of the BC Highway Traffic Patrol

September 3, 2019May 16, 2019 33 Comments

Most folks born in the 1970s or earlier will probably remember the smash television hit, CHiPs. The show followed the adventures of two California highway patrol officers as they kept state highways running safely and

Categories BC Highway History, BC Travellers, Trucking
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