Health Minister Terry Lake is directing a strategic and operational review to assist Fraser Health by using a team of B.C. health leaders.

- A street soccer team in Kelowna that gives homeless people a chance to participate in organized sport is among the groups that will benefit from the most recent round of nearly $30,000 in Local Sport Program Development funding.

Thanks to a multi-level partnership to enhance the Okanagan's outdoor recreation opportunities, the Highland Trail is receiving upgrades to make it safer and more accessible for residents and visitors.

Seniors in Nelson celebrated the one-year anniversary of Anderson Gardens, a 33-unit affordable housing development, including 20 Seniors' Rental Housing apartments.

The Ministry of Health has strengthened its data privacy and security, allowing it to restore secure data access for external health researchers and to reinstate its contract with the University of British Columbia's Therapeutics Initiative.

B.C.'s throne-speech commitment to develop an Off-reserve Aboriginal Action Plan (ORAAP) is on track and moving forward, according to the ORAAP 2012-13 Year-End Report.

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall released a report that examines legalized gambling in B.C. from a public-health perspective.

Minister of Health Terry Lake issued the following statement in recognition of Isodicentric 15 (Idic15) Awareness Day on Oct. 15, 2013: