It’s time to celebrate Small Business Week (Oct. 20-26, 2019) and to recognize the tremendous contributions small businesses make to their local communities and B.C.’s economy.

Shane Simpson, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, and Mable Elmore, Parliamentary Secretary for Poverty Reduction, have issued the following statement in recognition of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on Oct. 17, 2019:

Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology, has issued the following statement on the release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for September 2019:

Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings has affirmed British Columbia’s ‘AAA’ long-term rating, reflecting the province's stable economic outlook and government’s responsible fiscal management. 

Starting on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, people are invited to have their say on how best to encourage farming and protect farmland throughout British Columbia.

A series of meetings this fall will seek public input and update Columbia Basin communities about the current Columbia River Treaty negotiations.

Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology, has issued the following statement on the release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for August 2019:

People in need of affordable rental housing in View Royal will have access to more than 150 new housing units following development of a new mixed-income housing project.