More B.C. children will have access to fresh, B.C.-grown fruit and vegetable snacks in the classroom thanks to a $3-million expansion of the BC School Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Program, Premier Christy Clark announced today.

B.C.'s post-secondary institutions provide the province's future health professionals with the hands-on experience they need to succeed in their chosen careers and provide the high-quality health care B.C. families deserve.

Nicotine replacement therapies will be available to all British Columbian smokers at no cost and smoking cessation prescription drugs will be covered under PharmaCare.

Abbotsford residents requiring hospice care will soon be able to receive the services they need in their own community. The B.C. government is providing $3.5 million to support hospice services through the Abbotsford Hospice Society.

A new science-super-lab, a state-of-the-art theatre and top-of-the-line physical activity areas are all part of the new J. Lloyd Crowe Secondary school in Trail where students, staff, families and members of the public have come together under one roof to create a school community.

To mark Emergency Preparedness Week, the Province is contributing $700,000 to fund training for local government emergency management staff and emergency social services volunteers throughout British Columbia