People in acute care facilities will have more consistent, safe and stable patient care, now that government is bringing thousands of support service workers and services that were previously contracted out back to work directly for health authorities, after almost 20 years of these services being contracted to private companies.

Two Lower Mainland companies are helping B.C. transition to a clean-energy future by advancing the use of hydrogen technology, creating jobs and supporting B.C.’s Hydrogen Strategy.

People in Vancouver now have access to a new MRI at St. Paul’s Hospital, thanks to a multi-year fundraising effort supported by many donors.

British Columbia’s network of public electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations is expanding with the opening of 25 new stations in Vancouver, North Burnaby and New Westminster, making it easier for people commuting in the Lower Mainland to charge up their EVs.

The Province is taking action and mobilizing health authorities, Emergency Management BC (EMBC) and the BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) to assist this weekend as temperatures are expected to rise in the next 24 to 48 hours.

Patients and residents in hospitals and care facilities across the Lower Mainland are being served meals with an increasing bounty of local food as a result of the Province’s Feed BC in Healthcare partnership with local health authorities.