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Development Services Deciphered – What It Is and Why it Matters to You

April 7, 2022April 25, 2019 12 Comments

British Columbia is booming and, as our population grows, and communities build and expand, the relationship between our highways and adjacent land use changes. Our Development Services team guides road network development through rural subdivision

Categories BC Infrastructure
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Burrowing Badger Caught on BC Wildlife Underpass Cam

March 23, 2023April 17, 2019 8 Comments

No – this isn’t Mr. Badger of Wind in the Willows fame, nor is it the viral “Crazy ___ Honey Badger” of YouTube fame… this is the American Badger, a somewhat reclusive member of the

Categories BC Travellers, Environment, Wildlife

How Hydrotechnical Engineers Keep Water Under the Bridge  

July 15, 2019April 12, 2019 4 Comments

  Simply put, a hydrotechnical engineer’s job is all just water under the bridge. British Columbia rivers are dynamic and powerful systems that move large amounts of water, sediment, woody debris and ice from our

Categories BC Travellers, Career Stories, Careers, Flooding
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What You Need to Know About Commercial Vehicle Chain-Up Rules

October 12, 2023November 28, 2018 100 Comments

We introduced better chain-up regulations for commercial vehicles, which provide more clarity for professional drivers, in 2018.  This means safer roads. The changes came in the wake of one of our worst winters for highway

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter, Trucking
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Take Time for the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims

November 15, 2023November 21, 2018 2 Comments

re-mem-brance (ri-mem-‘br-ens) noun.    the act or process of remembering the state of being remembered The third Wednesday in November is the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims in Canada – a day set

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Why We’re Keeping Commercial Trucks Out of Some Left Lanes on the Coquihalla

December 2, 2020November 13, 2018 128 Comments

We’re restricting commercial vehicles from using the far left lane northbound on the Coquihalla’s Snowshed Hill between Box Canyon and Zopkios with our No Trucks in the Left Lane pilot program. The restriction is in

Categories BC Travellers, Trucking

Gettin’ Licky With It: Intercept Salt Patch Saves the Day

May 6, 2021November 8, 2018 6 Comments

A feisty herd of BC mountain goats were thrilled to discover a salt patch had magically bloomed, seemingly overnight, in a bluff of trees near Nelson. They got straight to work licking the salt, with

Categories Environment, Wildlife
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How to Have a Safe and Happy Halloween

October 28, 2021October 30, 2018 Leave a comment

Darkness falls. A cold wind blows – bending gnarled tree branches and creating strange shapes and distorted shadows… Halloween is here. We love Halloween, and we know you love it too. In order to keep

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