The only paved road between Port Alberni, B.C. and the rest of Vancouver Island partly reopened to traffic a day ahead of schedule.
Highway 4 had been closed for nearly three weeks due to a two-square-kilometre wildfire east of the popular Cathedral Grove Park. But officials warned of long waits as the passage nearest the fire alternates between eastbound and westbound traffic until next month.
“Our communities are thrilled to be able to welcome back visitors, see residents, be able to commute to work and know that the goods and materials we depend on are flowing more easily,” said the area’s MLA, Josie Osborne, in a statement Friday afternoon.
The province said it planned to partly
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