To mark this occasion, Premier Christy Clark has issued the following statement:

Premier Christy Clark issued the following statement in celebration of the start of Chanukah:

Eighteen B.C. communities will benefit from government grants geared to the development of local sport programs.

Premier Christy Clark issued the following statement on the birth of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji:

"I want to extend greetings and best wishes to all those celebrating the birth of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of the Sikh religion and an ambassador of peace and unity for human beings around the world.

Aboriginal students who experience a short-term financial crisis will now have access to emergency financial relief while they are attending school.

The B.C. government has received the final report from Wally Oppal, QC, commissioner of a public inquiry examining the police investigations into missing and murdered women in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

The B.C. government is providing another $764,600 through the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF) to help 10 First Nations communities pursue clean-power options.

Remote First Nations communities throughout British Columbia will receive $700,000 from the Heart and Stroke Foundation, through funding from the Provincial Health Services Authority, to grow community gardens - helping to provide fresh produce to those who would otherwise have limited access to these healthy foods.