The Province will provide $30 million in funding to communities to give B.C. families greater access to recreation facilities so they can enjoy the benefits of increased physical activity and community involvement, announced Premier Christy Clark at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention.

Healthy living is paying off for the community of Tumbler Ridge that wins a total of $60,000 towards building walking trails and six B.C. families that win vacations, as the overall winners of the Healthy Families BC Walking Challenge.

More patients and families have access to specialized heart care, closer to their homes, thanks to an innovative cardiac rehabilitation program that has officially opened in three Vancouver community centres.

Want to become more active with your family? Win great prizes for you and your community? Then take the Healthy Families BC Walking Challenge!

Premier Christy Clark and Taku River Tlingit First Nation spokesperson John Ward signed an agreement that creates 13 new protected areas and provides resource development opportunities and investment certainty in more than three million hectares (approximately 11,500 square miles) in the Atlin Taku region of northwestern B.C.

BC Parks and Parks Canada made history as they both celebrated their centennials at Parks Day 2011 held in Stanley Park.