Problem properties where unlawful, dangerous and threatening activities continually detract from neighbourhood safety and security will be targeted and may be shut down, under proposed legislation introduced.

B.C.'s award-winning, open-government data resource, DataBC, unveiled significant upgrades today. The updated site features a new search tool and improved user design to make finding data even easier.

Adult learners around the province will get help to improve their reading, writing and numeracy skills and advance their education and career goals thanks to government funding for the Community Adult Literacy Program (CALP).

Falls are the most common cause of injury for B.C. seniors, despite evidence that shows most are preventable. Nov. 5-11 is Seniors' Fall Prevention Awareness Week, created to raise awareness around the prevention of falls and injuries among older adults.

The B.C. government is proclaiming October 2012 as Library Month in British Columbia, Education Minister Don McRae announced at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) convention today.

B.C.'s tough administrative penalties for drinking and driving return to the roadside on June 15, backed by a more fair, rigorous roadside and appeal process that became law this spring.