The B.C. government has released a report that includes a wide range of draft recommendations on ways to reduce exposure to asbestos, to protect workers, homeowners, the public and the environment from the dangers of asbestos.

The Rental Housing Task Force has submitted its final report and recommendations to make B.C.’s rental housing system fairer by dealing with renovictions, making renting more secure, and improving enforcement of regulations and laws.

The first-ever provincewide homeless-count report shows that while B.C. has taken important first steps to house British Columbians, more work needs to be done to prevent and address homelessness in B.C. communities.

George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, will introduce British Columbia’s CleanBC plan to global climate change leaders, as part of discussions at the United Nations COP24 climate change conference in Katowice, Poland.

Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology, has issued the following statement on the release of the November Labour Force Survey:

Small businesses in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB), which were affected by flooding this past spring, will be able to apply for part of $2.9 million in provincial funding through a small business financial grant.

In recent years, I’ve talked to countless workers and young couples who told me they were leaving the province because they couldn’t afford to buy a home and raise a family in B.C.

Making the province’s economy stronger, more sustainable, and taking action on the biggest challenges facing people in B.C. were at the core of government work, both inside and outside of the Parliament Buildings this fall.

More than 40 senior forest sector representatives are heading to Asia from Dec. 5 to 14, 2018, to grow markets for B.C. wood products.