Shirley Bond, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, is urging motorists to drive defensively, stay alert and avoid drinking and driving this B.C. Day long weekend.

The Province has expanded its orthotics supplement for income assistance clients to ensure basic mobility needs are addressed.

A new $10-million provincewide program will benefit rural communities and support physicians by improving patient access to rural emergency services.

There have been more sudden infant deaths in British Columbia in the first half of 2011 than for all of 2010.

The Province is continuing its strong support for the work of British Columbia's Provincial Sport Organizations (PSOs) by providing them with more than $9 million in funding for 2011/12.

B.C. businesses now have access to a comprehensive guide that provides information on how to create a business environment that is safe and comfortable for seniors.

The Province has unveiled a suite of multimedia training resources that will support physicians and other health professionals to educate seniors in ways to prevent falls and stay healthy.

Effective July 4, 2011, pharmacies in B.C. will no longer offer incentives such as loyalty points or rewards on the portion of prescriptions paid for by PharmaCare, in order to prevent taxpayer money from subsidizing these programs.