An advisory council with a wide range of expertise and background will support and advise government on how to implement recommendations made in the Chinese Historical Wrongs Consultation Final Report.

The B.C. government is funding the opening of an additional 30 shelter beds for men at the Harbour Lights complex in Vancouver operated by the Salvation Army.

British Columbia has signed a five-year agreement with Shanghai's Pudong District to promote wood-frame construction and B.C. wood products to meet the Chinese district's needs for energy-efficient, low-carbon buildings.

Early intervention and support for those in their teens and twenties struggling with mental health issues received an added boost with $1 million funding for programs at Coast Mental Health.

After the dust settles, people with severe addiction and mental illness can find help meeting the challenges of 'day-to-day' living, with two new Assertive Community Treatment teams.

More Than a Roof has been selected to manage and operate a 53-unit rental housing development for low-income independent seniors and people with disabilities at the Little Mountain site in Vancouver.

It can be hard to find help when you're on the streets. Youth who are lost, alone and struggling with addictions or mental illness will have more support with the doubling of the Inner City Youth team in Vancouver.