Communities across British Columbia will be receiving record investments in critical projects to reduce pollution, increase health and expand opportunities in response to a changing climate.

The Riverview Lands have been renamed səmiq̓wəʔelə (pronounced Suh-MEE-kwuh-EL-uh), in recognition and respect of the Kwikwetlem First Nation’s (kʷikʷəƛ̓əm) historical and cultural ties to its ancestral land.

Non-profits are receiving more than $11 million from B.C.’s Community Gaming Grants to boost conservation and public safety programs that will benefit British Columbians around the province. 

The Province will be appointing three new members to the independent Climate Solutions Council to provide advice to government on meeting B.C.’s climate and clean economy goals through CleanBC programs and actions.

The Province is accepting applications from local governments, First Nations, Indigenous organizations, not-for-profit and for-profit organizations throughout British Columbia for investments in clean-energy projects.

The Province is looking for public input to help develop a new strategy that will better prepare B.C. communities for the impacts of climate change.

Eleven building projects have been selected as winners in a juried competition to support the design and construction of energy-efficient buildings.