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Funding helps eradicate invasive plants

The Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee will receive $30,000 from the province to help reduce the spread and impact of invasive plants on Crown land.

The Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee will receive $30,000 from the province to help reduce the spread and impact of invasive plants on Crown land.

It’s part of $705,000 being set aside province-wide to control such plant species as giant hogweed, hoary alyssum, and field scabious.

“This funding will help us as we move towards a collaborative delivery approach to our program,” committee chair Tom Bradley said in a news release.

“We recognize that education and awareness are still important, but working together with landowners, the public, and all interested parties on actual on-the-ground operations will give us the most return for our efforts.”

Get ready to rumble

Rumble strips and recessed pavement reflectors will be added on Highway 3A at the Beasley Bluffs, the Ministry of Transportation says.

“Rumble strips have been proven to significantly reduce the number and severity of collisions on highways by warning drivers that they are wandering out of the driving lanes,” the ministry said in a news release.

The cost will be split by government and ICBC.

Rumble strips are also being added on Highway 6 between New Denver and Hills.

New bus shelters coming

North Shore residents may not be satisfied with the frequency of their transit service, but at least now they’ll have new places to sit while waiting for the bus.

The Ministry of Transportation says five new shelters will be built between Nelson and Balfour in a 50-50 cost share with the Regional District of Central Kootenay.