Three qualified teams have been shortlisted to participate in the next stage of the competitive selection process to design and build a new hospital in the Village of Queen Charlotte.

Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid released the following statement on the response to flooding at Surrey Memorial Hospital due to a damaged water main.

Remote First Nations communities throughout British Columbia will receive $700,000 from the Heart and Stroke Foundation, through funding from the Provincial Health Services Authority, to grow community gardens - helping to provide fresh produce to those who would otherwise have limited access to these healthy foods.

The nurse-call system at East Kootenay Regional Hospital is being upgraded, improving patient safety.

Seniors and people with disabilities in Telkwa are celebrating increased access to affordable housing at Telkwa House, a new building providing eight apartments of modular housing funded by the governments of Canada and British Columbia along with community partners.

Single mothers and their children in need of safe, supportive housing in the Tri-Cities have increased housing options with the official opening of Como Lake Gardens.

A new facility officially opened in Surrey today to help individuals facing mental-health issues, problematic substance use or homelessness access housing and supports to help them overcome their challenges.

To ensure a consistent standard of qualification for all officials in professional contests such as mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing and Muay Thai kickboxing, the B.C. government is putting in place the first of a series of training courses.