Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux released the following statement in recognition of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Oct. 17:

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identities of three people who died after being involved in a motor vehicle incident near Shawnigan Lake on Oct. 14, 2012.

Team BC's mission staff for the 2013 Canada Summer Games has been selected, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Bill Bennett announced today.

The British Columbia government has completed its performance audit of TransLink and has found significant savings, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Mary Polak announced today.

An amendment to the occupational health and safety regulation under the Workers' Compensation Act stipulates that resource roads are not classed as a workplace, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced today

Premier Christy Clark released the following statement on the decision by Dalton McGuinty to resign as Premier of Ontario:

Provincial highway maintenance is one of B.C.'s most important services. The government of B.C., BC Road Builders & Heavy Construction Association and the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union have reached agreements to ensure high-quality highway maintenance services through to 2018-19.

Small business is a huge economic driver in this province, employing over one million people. In fact, 98 per cent of all businesses in B.C. are small businesses, said Minister of State for Small Business Naomi Yamamoto.

New tools and information are now available for businesses on the steps they need to take when the Provincial Sales Tax replaces the Harmonized Sales Tax next spring.