Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture and Food, has released the following statement about provincial meat inspectors being classified as essential workers:

As severe drought conditions continue to affect river levels in the Thompson Okanagan region, fish-population protection orders will protect endangered chinook salmon in the Salmon River and Bessette Creek by temporarily restricting water use for forage crops and identified industrial purposes.

A new associate judge has been appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia, adding to the court’s capacity to provide timely and fair access to justice throughout the province.

Richard Grounds was appointed to a three-year term as chair of the Skilled Trades BC Appeal Board (STBCAB) effective Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.

The University of British Columbia (UBC) in partnership with the University of Victoria (UVic) has expanded two allied health profession programs, a master of physical therapy and a master of science in speech-language pathology, to Vancouver Island.

A coroner’s inquest into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Janet Nguyen, Christopher Duong, and Alexander and Harlan Duong, is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 6, until Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.

The Province and seven Carrier Sekani First Nations are re-affirming their shared commitment to implementing a long-term, collaborative vision for reconciliation.

To better support francophone students in Abbotsford and Victoria Westshore, land has been purchased to build French-language schools.