Highway 4

• B.C. ‘Santa’ escapes close call in Vancouver Island rockslide

  Larry Horvath, who spends Christmas Day dressed as Santa and waving to travellers on Highway 4, was almost crushed by a rockslide on the route on his way home.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2023
  
• Vancouver Island’s Highway 4 temporarily closed for debris removal 

  The closure is due to contracted government work in removing large amounts of debris that has fallen beside the highway into its catchment system.

  Traffic

  Dec 7, 2023
  
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• Memorial for B.C. paramedics killed in 2010 crash unveiled on Highway 4

  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.

  Health

  Oct 20, 2023
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• Vancouver Island communities call for compensation after Highway 4 shutdown

  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.

  Economy

  Sep 1, 2023
• Vancouver Island’s Highway 4 fully reopens

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

  Fire

  Aug 31, 2023
• Highway 4 ‘on track’ to fully reopen by Labour Day long weekend: Ministry

  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.

  Fire

  Aug 25, 2023
• Highway 4 closed all day at Cameron Lake Bluffs for boulder-clearing

  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.

  Traffic

  Aug 24, 2023
• ‘It’s very difficult’: Highway 4 closed again for critical rock scaling work

  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.

  Fire

  Aug 17, 2023
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• Full-day closures planned for Vancouver Island’s Highway 4 near Cameron Bluffs

  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.

  Traffic

  Aug 16, 2023
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• Highway 4 on Vancouver Island reopens to single lane alternating traffic

  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.

  Traffic

  Aug 9, 2023