Minister Bond outlines DriveABLE safety assessments in B.C.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations responds to the auditor general's report on the ministry's timber management objectives:

The Employment Standards Branch operates in nine locations across the province with professional staff working to ensure the requirements of the Employment Standards Act are enforced.

Since being appointed Education Minister last March, I've had the pleasure of visiting 95 schools and half of the province's 60 school districts. I've met with hundreds of teachers, students, parents and administrators.

Post-secondary education is one of the most important investments that students, their families and taxpayers can make. On this Student Day of Action, it's important to recognize how active taxpayers are in supporting B.C. students' success.

As new provincial policing standards came into effect on Monday, Jan. 30, I want to explain how these standards will strengthen policing and our communities' safety.

As 2011 draws to a close, Canadians have been confronted by stark examples of poverty in First Nations communities. We've also seen that solutions do not come easily.