People living on the Sunshine Coast with complex mental-health and substance-use challenges will have access to enhanced services as the Province adds complex-care housing services for approximately 25 people in the region.

Young people in Richmond will have access to more mental-health and substance-use services with the opening of the Foundry centre’s permanent location.

People accessing health care in the Lower Mainland, North Shore, Sunshine Coast and Sea-to-Sky will benefit from more stable, consistent and supportive patient care as 864 environmental services and food-service workers return to the public system as Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) employees.

People living in the Lower Mainland, on Vancouver Island and on the North and Central Coast can expect stormy weather between today and Oct. 31.

Young people on the Sunshine Coast will soon have access to much-needed mental-health and substance-use supports through a new Foundry centre.

More people are choosing to pursue studies in early childhood education, which is good news for families, communities, children and B.C.’s economy.

Drought and water scarcity continues to affect the west coast, south coast and northeastern areas of B.C. that have experienced little to no rainfall over the past five weeks with continued dry weather in the forecast.

Thirty-six communities, including First Nations and local governments, throughout B.C. will receive provincial funding to help prepare for extreme heat and keep people safe.  

Dry and hot conditions on British Columbia’s west coast have prompted the government to increase the drought level in the region to Level 3.