CANADA, November 8 - Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking Indigenous Veterans Day: “The flag atop the British Columbia Parliament Buildings has been lowered to half-mast today to mark Indigenous Veterans Day. This solemn day …
CANADA, November 7 - After two years of dedicated service, Matt Smith, chief of staff to the Premier of British Columbia, will transition out of his role and support incoming leadership. In consultation with Premier David Eby, his last day will be Dec. 20 …
CANADA, November 6 - Premier David Eby’s transition team continues planning and preparations so government can hit the ground running on the priorities of British Columbians when a new cabinet is sworn in Nov. 18, 2024, at Government House. “Judicial …
CANADA, September 19 - The Attainable Housing Initiative (AHI or Initiative) at the Heather Lands aims to provide homeownership for as many as 2,600 households with middle incomes in Vancouver. The Initiative is intended to provide strata leasehold homes …
CANADA, September 18 - Patients will experience improved care and nurses will experience a stronger health-care system as the Province and BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU) have now established nurse-to-patient ratios for the majority of hospital settings. A new …
CANADA, September 17 - More than 248,000 people have been connected to a family doctor or nurse practitioner since the Health Connect Registry launched provincewide in July 2023. Hundreds more people are getting matched every day. In total, more than 570, …
CANADA, September 16 - B.C. is negotiating earlier pensions for wildland firefighters helping align their benefits with those of other public-safety occupations while they protect communities from increasingly challenging wildfire activity. “We owe a deep …
CANADA, September 15 - The Province is taking action to make sure people with long-term concurrent mental-health and addiction challenges get secure and dignified care by opening highly secure facilities for people under the Mental Health Act throughout …
CANADA, September 2 - Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking Labour Day: “Workers built this province. Every day, we rely on workers to drive buses, to teach our kids, to take care of us in hospital. Workers make the goods we use, …
CANADA, August 28 - Josie Osborne, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation – “We must build out B.C.’s electrical system like never before to power our homes and businesses to power a growing economy and to power our future. Throughout the …
CANADA, August 27 - Cellphones and other digital devices will be restricted in B.C. schools when students return to school next week as part of a series of actions to keep kids safe and healthy. “Every child in British Columbia should feel safe, supported …
CANADA, August 27 - Print British Columbia News https://news.gov.bc.ca/31552 The King Charles III Coronation Medal was awarded to outstanding individuals in British Columbia during a ceremony with the lieutenant governor. The Coronation Medal was created …
CANADA, August 23 - People living in Vernon and surrounding communities will benefit from increased access to team-based care as planning progresses on a second urgent and primary care centre (UPCC). “We’re building up better access to doctors, nurses and …
CANADA, August 23 - Okanagan College (OC) students now have access to more on-campus housing with the opening of new student housing at the Vernon and Kelowna campuses, reducing housing pressures in both communities and making it easier for students to …
CANADA, August 22 - The Rental Protection Fund has helped protect 75 more affordable rental homes for people in Squamish and North Vancouver. The properties, acquired by non-profit organizations with contributions from the fund, are part of nearly 1,500 …
CANADA, August 20 - Lisa Beare, Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills – “This government is acting quickly to build more homes on campus for post-secondary students. This project builds on the thousands of student beds already built or …
CANADA, August 16 - People are receiving safe, timely acute care from their own homes through the newly expanded Hospital at Home (HaH) program at Cowichan District Hospital (CDH). “People in Cowichan deserve health care that’s accessible and close to …
CANADA, August 13 - Call for meaningful changes to Business Risk Management Programs: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has advocated strongly at federal/provincial/territorial (FPT) tables for the need to review the Business Risk Management suite of …
CANADA, July 26 - Anne Kang, MLA for Burnaby Deer Lake – “As a life-long advocate of traditional Chinese medicine, I know that traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists are in high-demand jobs in the next 10 years in B.C. I am very …
CANADA, July 24 - Fin Donnelly, MLA for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain – “The future skills grant provides valuable training that helps people get into rewarding careers. Thousands of people have benefited from this program, either in person or online, and I’m …
