The B.C. government released Review of the Proposed Kitimat Refinery Project: Technical Assessment and Asian Supply/Demand Analysis.

B.C.'s new Family Law Act encourages families going through separation and divorce to consider, where appropriate, out-of-court family dispute resolution options, which are often more affordable than going to court and usually lead to more effective solutions.

Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid announced that government is providing the BC Dental Association with $700,000 to eliminate a backlog of patients with severe dental-facial deformities who are awaiting extensive prosthetic treatment, including surgery.

With B.C.'s first Consumer Awareness Week now in full swing, the Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection BC are sharing their top five consumer tips of all-time under the theme of "Take Five" - representing not only the number of tips released per day during Consumer Awareness Week, but also the need for consumers to pause before making any purchasing decision.

Twenty communities throughout British Columbia received more than $7.36 million in BikeBC funding this year to expand and build cycling lanes, trails and paths for B.C families, contribute to increased physical activity and help reduce greenhouse gases.

Artists and cultural organizations, including community arts councils, will share $8.36 million in the latest round of BC Arts Council grants, funded by the B.C. government.

British Columbia's world-leading climate action policies have caught the attention of the State of Oregon. Environment Minister Terry Lake has been invited to brief business and policy leaders and the Oregon legislature on B.C.'s carbon tax experience as the state considers a carbon tax as a new revenue option.

The Pacific salmon has been designated the official provincial fish emblem to recognize their high ecological, cultural and economic significance to British Columbians.