Premier Christy Clark released the following statement in recognition of Eid ul-Fitr:

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motor vehicle incident In Victoria on June 27, 2016.

Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone has issued the following statement on the appointment of Frank Carson as the new BC Transit board chair, beginning July 4, 2016:

Buying local doesn’t get tastier than this. Vancouver Island cheese companies, Natural Pastures Cheese and The Happy Goat Cheese Company, are tapping in to the water buffalo and goat cheese markets to make local, fresh tasting cheese for British Columbians to enjoy.

Because of dropping stream and groundwater levels, the Province is urging everyone on Haida Gwaii to voluntarily reduce water use by 30%.

The Province is providing more funding to BC Transit to significantly increase handyDART service hours in Victoria, benefiting persons with disabilities and seniors.

Five Refugee Response Teams from throughout the province have received a second round of funding, sharing nearly $230,000 to continue helping refugees settle and integrate into B.C. communities.

British Columbians are invited to review and comment on amended old growth management areas for the San Josef Landscape Unit on northwestern Vancouver Island until Aug. 29, 2016.

Larger ballots to improve the voting experience for sight-impaired voters, hearing loop technology on BC Ferries and an $800,000 Google grant for LipSync, a mouth-controlled input device for mobile phones created by the Neil Squire Society.