Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Ida Chong released the following statement today in response to Wednesday's 'yes' vote by Kitselas First Nation members regarding the ratification of their Agreement in Principle (AIP):

The board of the Post-Secondary Employers' Association has ratified the agreement between B.C. Institute of Technology (BCIT) and the BCIT Faculty and Staff Association reached under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate.

Bill 8, the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2013, was introduced in the legislature by Minister of Justice and Attorney General Shirley Bond.

Taking into account over 8,000 comments from a public consultation as well as recommendations from the bi-partisan Special Committee on Cosmetic Pesticides, the proposed amendments to the Integrated Pest Management Act will address public concern over the use of cosmetic pesticides on private landscaped areas.

Amendments introduced today to the Medicare Protection Act will create authority to set regulations that would allow British Columbians who take longer-term vacations out of the province, such as "snow birds", to stay on holidays for an extra period of time.

Legislation was introduced in British Columbia to create the Seniors' Advocate Act, which will help build a more accessible, transparent and accountable approach to seniors' care.

Police departments throughout British Columbia will collect unwanted and unauthorized guns from the public during a firearms amnesty in June 2013.

From welding and carpentry, to pipefitting, heavy-duty equipment operation and a host of other trades, students in grades 5 to 10 are getting a unique opportunity to test-drive future careers in skilled trades in communities throughout B.C. in the weeks ahead.