A Look Back at the BC Provincial Sign Shop
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
BC Highway History
We have a long history of public service and helpfulness.
BC Road Trip Time Machine: Travel Back to Highway 14 in 1966
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
A BC Highways Perspective of the Hope Slide
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
Back in the Day: Time Travel from Victoria to Sidney in 1966
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
A Brief History of the BC Highway Traffic Patrol
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
BC Road Trip Time Machine: Travel Highway 7 from Burnaby to Maple Ridge in 1966
British Columbia history nerds rejoice! We’ve got a new Road Trip Time Machine video for you. In this episode, our flux capacitor (aka photolog) will take us back to 1966 for a cruise along BC
Telling the Story of BC’s Japanese Internment Past
Highlighting BC highway history is important – and that doesn’t just mean shining a light on the gleaming parts of our past – it also includes bringing light to those darker parts of our history
See the Construction of the Fraser Canyon Highway in Historical Photos
History and infrastructure nerds rejoice! We’ve collected a stunning group of photographs documenting the construction of the Fraser Canyon Highway beginning in the 1920s, and moving into the 30s, 40s and 50s. We’re excited to