Cancer patients in rural and remote areas of British Columbia seeking integrated care will soon have access to a virtual program, the first of its kind in North America.

Celebrating seniors and their involvement in sport is on the radar for Kamloops and Langley as they become centres for a celebration when the two communities host the B.C. Seniors Games, announced Hon. Ida Chong, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.

Construction is progressing at 1249 Howe Street where a new, 12-storey building will provide 110 new supportive housing apartments for individuals in Vancouver with HIV/AIDS who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

A women-only, emergency shelter will open at 329 Powell St. in Vancouver beginning Monday, Nov. 28, 2011.

Future paramedics throughout the province will benefit from additional student spaces in the primary care paramedic program at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC).

British Columbians continue to light up the phone lines at 8-1-1, with almost 34,000 smokers calling for help quitting.

The Province will fund a new Habitat for Humanity project in Grand Forks that will provide seven affordable homes for men with developmental disabilities.

Immunization is one of the most effective ways to prevent serious disease. Starting Jan. 1, 2012, three new vaccines will be added to the British Columbia childhood immunization schedule, to ensure that children in B.C. get the most effective protection possible from preventable diseases.