As part of its commitment under the Provincial Domestic Violence Plan, the B.C. government is investing $500,000 to increase access to transition house and safe-home services for Aboriginal women and children who are affected by domestic violence.

A new pediatrics residency training site on Vancouver Island is a further commitment by the Province to make sure British Columbians have access to high-quality health-care.

Health Minister Terry Lake issued the following statement today in response to the auditor general’s report on Panorama.

As part of the Province’s work to make sure British Columbians have access to high-quality primary care, new rural residency spots for family doctors in training are being established in the Kootenay-Boundary region.

The Province is investing $1.5 million to increase services and supports throughout the province for Aboriginal people who are affected by domestic violence.

Another step was taken today to enable government and WorkSafeBC to finalize implementation of the recommendations by Gordon Macatee in his July 2014 WorkSafeBC Review and Action Plan.

British Columbia is providing public drug plan coverage of another new generation hepatitis C drug, Holkira Pak, announced Minister of Health Terry Lake today.

Amendments to the employment and assistance and the employment and assistance for persons with disabilities regulations pave the way for significant changes to the income and disability assistance program in British Columbia.

The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM) has received $10 million to implement the first year of a 20-year infrastructure development plan.