The December 2011 petroleum and natural gas sale resulted in $60.1 million in bonus bids. The calendar year total concluded at $222.7 million.

New regulations under the Strata Property Act that improve accountability in strata corporations have been introduced that will support the more than one million strata property owners and residents in the province.

John Yap, Clean Technology Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Mines has announced amendments to the renewable and low carbon fuel requirements regulation.

Camas Gardens is helping to change the lives of people in Victoria who are homeless or at risk of homelessness by providing 44 new apartments of supportive housing.

Fourteen Victoria residents are recipients of BC Housing Education Awards that will help them further their education, achieve their goals and improve their lives.

The October 2011 petroleum and natural gas sale resulted in over $24.3 million in bonus bids, bringing the calendar year total to over $147 million.

The Province will continue to support shelter spaces in the City of Vancouver this winter with ongoing funding for HEAT shelters and an expansion of the Extreme Weather spaces.

The sixth annual Homelessness Action Week takes place from October 10-16 this year - a week to raise awareness, take action and acknowledge the collective effort being made in our communities to reach a day when homelessness will no longer exist.

The September 2011 petroleum and natural gas sale resulted in $17.2 million in bonus bids, bringing the calendar year total to over $123 million.

The Province has approved $120 million in royalty credits which will lead to the development of 30 new infrastructure projects in northeast B.C. The building of these projects will create over 2,085 direct jobs.