The Government of British Columbia is providing $702,000 to the Vancouver school district to repair, upgrade and improve five of its facilities to make sure students, teachers and staff have comfortable and refreshed places to learn and work.

The BC Coroners Service has announced that a public inquest will be held into the death of Brandon Juhani Jansen.

Education Minister Mike Bernier released the Forensic Audit of Board Expenses and Review of the Vancouver School Board.

Students from Lord Tennyson Elementary school will have a seismically safe new home, thanks to the provincial government’s $24.5-million replacement of the school in the Kitsilano neighbourhood.

Leaders from public post-secondary institutions and Aboriginal institutes of higher learning met to discuss how to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report Calls to Action within the public post-secondary education system in British Columbia.

More youth in care will benefit from extended supports, including life skills programs that focus on financial planning, healthy living and employability, thanks to changes to the Agreements with Young Adults (AYA) program.

A new program to help inspire students throughout the province to do their part to prepare British Columbia families and communities for emergencies is now available in B.C. classrooms.

Government is adding 14 new deputy sheriffs, who start work next week in communities across the Lower Mainland. Once deployed, they will provide safety and security for the courthouses and those who use them, including judges, court workers, legal professionals and the public.

One of the year’s biggest events for wine lovers is happening Oct. 15 when BC Liquor Stores hold its annual release of highly-prized Bordeaux wines.