The government is taking further action to protect children by ensuring people caught supplying minors with alcohol face appropriate penalties, announced Minister Rich Coleman.

Construction will begin shortly for St. John Hospice, a new comprehensive palliative care facility in Vancouver to provide 15 bedrooms for individuals in need.

The Province and The Salvation Army announced today the purchase and redevelopment of the Cedar Lodge Motor Inn to provide shelter and transitional beds for people who are homeless in Fort St. John.

Minister of Energy and Mines Rich Coleman today announced the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) has been directed by the provincial government to reduce BC Hydro's rate increases over three years by 50 per cent. This is consistent with last year's BC Hydro review.

Working individuals now have greater access to housing at Pembroke Mews, a new 25-unit affordable rental development for low- to moderate-income adults in Victoria.

Seniors in West Vancouver are one step closer to more new affordable housing in their community after a groundbreaking for the $44.8-million redevelopment of Kiwanis Garden Village.

A total of $540,692 has been donated by BC Liquor Stores' customers to support high schools throughout the province that are planning alcohol-free graduation events.

Single women and women with children who were at risk of homelessness now have a new place to call home at Christine Lamb Residence, a new 41-unit supportive housing development in Abbotsford.

The Red Chris Development Corporation today was issued a Mines Act permit for its Red Chris copper and gold mine which is located 80 km south of Dease Lake in northern British Columbia announced Rich Coleman, Minister of Energy and Mines.

Single mothers and their children who were at risk of homelessness have moved into their new home at YWCA Alder Gardens, a new 36-unit supportive housing development in Surrey.