The Comox Valley Economic Development and Tourism Society (CVEDS), together with its partners, are inviting British Columbians to attend the 10th annual BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival June 9-19, and take part in the BC Seafood on Your Plate campaign, to experience local fresh, sustainable British Columbia seafood.

The Province is now proactively publishing summaries of active Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to increase government transparency and accountability for the timeliness of responses.

The first year of the Government of British Columbia’s 10-year transportation plan has resulted in upgrades to transportation infrastructure around the province, helping to grow the economy and improve safety.

A successful partnership to ensure continued clean air in the Peace region is being celebrated on this, the 24th annual Clean Air Day.

The Government of Canada, the Province of British Columbia and the First Nations Summit have developed a path forward to improve and expedite treaty negotiations with First Nations in British Columbia.

To make the regional portion of Emergency Management BC’s $1.2-million earthquake exercise – taking place in Port Alberni from June 7-10, 2016 – as real as possible, the Province is relying on the time and donations of many businesses and volunteers to help deliver Exercise Coastal Response (https://news.gov.bc.ca/stories/exercise-coastal-response-2016), B.C.’s first ever, full-scale earthquake and tsunami response exercise throughout the entire provincial landscape.

The Province has provided $50,000 to the Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations of B.C. (COSCO) to support its conference this fall on healthy aging for seniors.

Emergency Management BC launched an alert from the Provincial Emergency Notification System this morning as part of Exercise Coastal Response (https://news.gov.bc.ca/stories/exercise-coastal-response-2016), the Province’s first full-scale earthquake exercise undertaken in B.C. The notification occurred shortly after the 7:45 a.m. commencement of the exercise.

The Province will close the black bear hunting season on Haida Gwaii at midnight on Thursday, June 9, 2016.

“My past does not define me. It never has, and it never will.”