Nine new projects funded through the Northern Healthy Communities Fund will boost health, mental health and social services for people living in northern B.C. communities that are experiencing rapid economic growth.

From: Northern Health (https://www.northernhealth.ca/)

Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Education, has appointed a team of special advisers to support the Prince George Board of Education to meet recommendations provided through a report on concerns of governance, student achievement and Indigenous relations in the district.

Ongoing efforts to make health-care systems culturally safe and accessible for all First Nations Peoples, Inuit and Métis peoples in B.C. and across Canada are being strengthened with the creation of a ground-breaking repository of resources at the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH).

British Columbia’s network of public electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations is expanding with the opening of 16 new stations in northern B.C., making it easier for people travelling to charge up their EVs.

The Province has approved a Mines Act permit that allows for early works at Artemis Gold Ltd.’s Blackwater Gold project in Central British Columbia.

The BC Coroners Service has scheduled a public inquest into the death of Alexander Charles Joseph.

The Province, through BC Housing, and the Aboriginal Housing Society of Prince George (AHSPG) are partnering to build 35 new supportive homes for seniors and Indigenous Elders experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness in Prince George.

The B.C. government has provided more than $1.2 million in grants to 13 local governments and First Nations in the Prince George Fire Centre to support wildfire risk reduction initiatives and help keep communities safe.