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Geoff Johnson, a photographer in Ucluelet, B.C., off the coast of Vancouver Island, had always wanted to capture the herring spawn and this year was his chance.

Lotto Max winner Sharon Fraser of Ucluelet, B.C., says she plans to buy a new car and property with her $18-million windfall. She’s also an avid sailor and has travel ideas.

"And Emerson has kind of grown attached to people. And now two years later, he's weighing over 500 pounds and he's really taken a liking to Victoria."

From a massive lottery win to a kitty cloning success, here are five positive B.C. news stories to bring a bright spot into your weekend.

Eleven new cameras were added this year, bringing the total number of traffic cameras across B.C. to 496.

In late November, The Weather Network had forecasted a mild Christmas season for Ontario and Quebec, but said much colder temperatures should follow.

John Planes and his Ucluelet fishing crew spotted an emergency lift raft off the coast of Vancouver Island on Thursday morning.

The Ministry of Health and BCEHS have faced criticism for sustained staffing shortages amid patient horror stories of waiting for hours for care and transportation.

One of two missing mariners was found alive in a life raft Thursday, a day after U.S. officials had suspended their search and two weeks after their vessel left port in Washington.

From a celebrated Canadian invention to the unlikely rescue of an American fisherman, here are five good news stories from the week to share.

In 2010, 59-year-old Jo-Ann Fuller and 65-year-old Ivan Polivka died when their ambulance jumped a curb and plunged more than 30 metres (100 feet) into the Kennedy Lake.

The critical route has been plagued by intermittent closures and single-lane alternating traffic since being damaged by a wildfire in June.

With Highway 4 reopened, Vancouver Island communities' attention has shifted to compensation from the closure and plans for an alternate route to prevent future shutdowns.

Highway 4 near Cameron Bluffs will be closed on Aug. 17 and Aug. 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The highway connects Port Alberni, Tofino and Ucluelet to the rest of Vancouver Island.

The Ministry of Transportation says it expects the key route to be open by the Labour Day long weekend, but that work will require one more full closure next week.

Until 9 p.m. on Thursday, crews will be removing about a dozen "refrigerator-sized boulders" by Cameron Lake Bluffs as part of rock-scaling work that began in June.

Highway 4 was fully closed to traffic Thursday as crews removed large boulders, a key step to repairing the route to fully reopen after damage from a June wildfire.

This closure has hit the region hard again, after the aggressive wildfire in June cost businesses on the west coast an estimated $44 million, according to a survey.

A portion of the only paved route to Port Alberni, Ucluelet and Tofino shut down due to high winds late on Tuesday, leading to an increased risk of rockfall.

The daily shutdowns to accommodate rock scaling work will resume next Tuesday, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.