Refugees and immigrants, including children and youth, will have access to more free and affordable mental-health supports, such as counselling services.

A new provincial funding commitment of $14.8 million is supporting the operations and growth of non-profit housing providers to bring more housing and services to people in B.C.

Anne Kang, Minister of Municipal Affairs, has released the following statement to mark World Refugee Day on Tuesday, June 20, 2023:

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) has reached a tentative agreement with members of the BCIT Faculty & Staff Association (BCIT FSA) under the Province’s Shared Recovery Mandate.

Highway 4 on Vancouver Island is on track to open to limited single-lane-alternating travel by June 24-25, 2023.

Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has released the following statement regarding the BC Coroners Service report on illicit drug-toxicity deaths in May:

One new member has been appointed to BC Transit’s board of directors, joining six continuing members.

Though the risk of death posed by the unregulated drug supply remains extremely high, the number of deaths in British Columbia due to drug toxicity decreased from near-record levels in April to 176 lives lost in the month of May.