The Province is providing $1.6 million for a new campaign to help educate people about proper smoke-alarm use and reducing fire risks, which will save lives and protect first responders.

Harry Bains, Minister of Labour, has issued the following statement in regard to the Fraser Valley transit labour dispute: 

The Law Foundation of British Columbia will be working with government to develop a plan to distribute $3 million in new funding for restorative justice in B.C.

Agreements covering about 2,100 Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) support staff at five post-secondary institutions have been fully ratified under the Province’s Shared Recovery Mandate.

Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) eligibility has been expanded for people affected by flooding from April 27 until May 16, 2023, and now includes additional areas in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary and Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

Harwinder Sandhu, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care, has issued the following statement in recognition of B.C. Seniors’ Week, June 5-11, 2023:

Nurses across B.C. will soon benefit from expanded mental-health services and anti-racism supports to help strengthen the workforce and enable culturally safe patient care.