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Shane Koyczan is appearing at the Key City Theatre in Cranbrook on Monday, March 30.
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As part of B.C. on the Move, the Government of B.C.’s new 10-year transportation plan, a new high-tech wildlife detection system will be piloted in the East Kootenay. The pilot project is part of government’s ongoing investment of $75 million over the next three years in a new Road Safety Improvement Program. This project falls under Improving Highway Safety, one of 12 key priorities under “B.C. on the Move” program. New high-tech wildlife detection systems will be piloted in different parts of the province in order to find an effective technology solution that can reduce the number of wildlife incidents by better warning motorists about the potential for collisions. “Two wildlife detection systems will be installed this summer on Highway 3 between Cranbrook and Sparwood, in the highest wildlife collision areas on the corridor” said Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett. “The success of this new technology will be monitored to determine future locations to expand these systems in the East Kootenay to further ensure driver safety.” B.C. on the Move will also continue the expansion of Highway 3 passing lanes east of Cranbrook to the Alberta border.
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