The B.C. government worked closely with the Invasive Species Council of B.C., provincial and federal agencies, and international partners to respond decisively to a threat of invasive zebra and quagga mussels at Shuswap Lake this month.

More than two-thirds of Grade 4 and Grade 7 students met or exceeded expectations in this year's Foundational Skills Assessment (FSA).

Parliamentary Secretaries John Les, Richard T. Lee and Rob Howard will be in Saskatoon this week for the 22nd Annual Summit of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER), where they will promote the development of markets for B.C.'s clean energy and improving the flow of people, goods and services across the Canada-U.S. border.

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson released this chronology of events related to the Johnsons Landing landslide that occurred July 12.

B.C.'s First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF) is supporting another 12 projects, including a new biomass thermal heating system that will help a Kootenays-based First Nation reduce its energy payments and generate revenue, Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Mary Polak announced today.

Justice Minister and Attorney General Shirley Bond has issued the statement below following the B.C. Supreme Court's ruling earlier today in Sivia vs. British Columbia:

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a male who died in a motor vehicle incident east of Prince George on July 11, 2012.

For the 2012-13 school year, a total of $800,000 will be available through the School Community Connections (SCC) program for projects that expand the use of K-12 school space, including upgrades to Neighbourhood Learning Centres, Education Minister George Abbott announced.

Communities around the province will see their brownfields gaining attention through $1.64 million for 24 projects through the B.C. Brownfields Renewal Funding Program.

Minister Rich Coleman announced that British Columbians can now order their wine of choice from a recognized winery that produces 100 per cent Canadian wine in another province and have it shipped directly to them.