BC Gov News

Hundreds of contact tracers to be hired in B.C.

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 1:22 PM

The Province will hire approximately 500 additional health professionals to increase contact tracing around British Columbia, helping keep communities safe as it continues its COVID-19 restart plan.

Modern hatchery brings hope for Island salmon populations

Saturday, August 8, 2020 10:00 AM

Future generations of wild salmon in the Salish Sea are being supported through the federal and provincial governments’ funding of the Creation of Salmon Conservation Facility in Sooke.

Premier, minister's statement on U.S. aluminum tariffs

Friday, August 7, 2020 9:58 AM

Premier John Horgan and Michelle Mungall, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness, have made the following statement following the U.S. decision to impose tariffs on Canadian aluminum exports:

New urgent and primary care centre opens in Maple Ridge

Thursday, August 6, 2020 3:05 PM

More people in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and surrounding communities will have increased access to better, improved health care with the opening of the Ridge Meadows Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC) in its permanent location at Haney Place Mall in September.

New Surrey hospital to include BC Cancer Centre

Thursday, August 6, 2020 10:10 AM

People living in Surrey and surrounding communities will soon have improved access to cancer care with the addition of a regional cancer centre at the second Surrey hospital.

New community centre will deliver better health care to the T’Sou-ke Nation

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 4:05 PM

The Government of British Columbia, along with its funding partners, is supporting the construction of a new health and community centre to better connect the people of the T’Sou-ke Nation with services they need.