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Tuesday, October 10, 2017 1:30 PM
Thirty communities throughout British Columbia are receiving a boost in funding of $282,000 in grants to help local governments plan, design and manage sustainable infrastructure.
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Sunday, October 8, 2017 9:30 AM
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Selina Robinson and Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Shane Simpson have issued the following joint statement in recognition of Homelessness Action Week, Oct. 8-14:
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017 10:00 AM
To help inform the development of Budget 2018 and the next three-year fiscal plan, Finance Minister Carole James announced a review of financial information submitted to the Province by specific Crown corporations and the broader schools, universities, colleges and health (SUCH) sector.
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Monday, September 11, 2017 2:25 PM
British Columbia’s new government has released a budget update that puts people first, Finance Minister Carole James announced today.
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Friday, September 8, 2017 2:14 PM
Today’s speech from the throne sets out the new government’s vision of a better British Columbia where people come first.
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017 11:01 AM
The stories of people taken by the overdose crisis come from every corner of the province. A forestry worker in the North who became addicted to painkillers for a workplace injury and then turned to street drugs. Friends celebrating after a wedding in the Interior. Suburban parents who left behind young children. Middle-aged men who were clean and sober for years.
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 1:45 PM
Last week I met Don, a carpenter who became addicted to painkillers after an injury he got on the job. He ended up on the streets, and says he was in and out of the hospital about 100 times over a period of four years.
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Thursday, June 22, 2017 2:15 PM
The speech from the throne is an important moment in history – it reflects both the priorities British Columbians articulated in the recent election, and the ability to invest in programs and services that British Columbians depend on, thanks to years of sound fiscal management and building Canada’s leading economy.
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017 4:40 PM
The British Columbia government is providing approximately $4.5 million to keep three temporary shelters open in Greater Victoria.
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017 10:15 AM
As of March 31, the Province has opened 500 additional substance-use treatment and intervention beds throughout British Columbia.
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