As a new semester starts at post-secondary institutions, government is working to support students in creating safe, inclusive and welcoming spaces for them.

Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation, has released the following statement about an upcoming trade mission to Seattle from Sept. 8-12, 2022, to showcase B.C.’s competitive advantage and to develop new economic opportunities:

People will soon be able to get better protection against COVID-19, as the Province rolls out the new combination bivalent vaccine through its fall booster program.

Students and families will benefit as hundreds of new school spaces open in Surrey. 

Students at Seaforth and Parkcrest Elementary schools in Burnaby are heading back to seismically safer schools.

Students, families and staff can look forward to returning to new and improved schools in Abbotsford.

People accessing health care in the Lower Mainland will benefit from more stable, consistent and supportive patient care as 194 housekeeping and food-service workers return to the public system as Fraser Health employees.

British Columbians should remain alert to the threat of wildfires as conditions remain warm and dry throughout September.