Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has released the following statement regarding the BC Coroners Service report on illicit drug toxicity deaths through June 2024:

At least 1,158 British Columbians have lost their lives to unregulated drug toxicity in the first half of 2024, according to preliminary data from the BC Coroners Service (BCCS).

To hear from people in Columbia Basin communities, engagement on the Columbia River Treaty agreement-in-principle will begin this summer.

A new gymnasium is now open for students and staff at École des Deux-rives, while offering families in the community a valuable gathering area.

BC Hydro will invest nearly $6 billion in capital projects across B.C.’s southern Interior over the next decade to expand the electricity grid, and upgrade its infrastructure to ensure a continued, reliable supply of clean power across the region.

Travellers are reminded that Highway 17 near Keating Cross Road will be closed in both directions on Monday, July 29, 2024.

The Province is contributing $2 million through its Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) fund to establish a battery innovation centre at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (UBCO).

Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking Korean War Veterans Day:

In response to the provincial health officer’s decision to end the COVID-19 public-health emergency, which ends the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in health-care settings, the Province is making it mandatory for health-care workers to disclose their immunization status as a way to help keep people safe.