More than 70 communities will benefit from the first eight projects to be approved under the up to $10 million Connecting BC Program, the B.C. government’s latest investment to expand high speed Internet service to British Columbians in rural and remote areas of the province for learning, training, doing business, finding services and staying connected.

Management of personal information by government ministries will be reviewed by the Office of the Chief Information Officer in the wake of a misplaced backup hard drive containing B.C. and Yukon student information from 1986 to 2009.

With close to 500 British Columbians on the transplant waiting list, Service BC and BC Transplant are encouraged by the number of British Columbians signing up to become an organ donor to save the life of a neighbour, co-worker, friend or family member in need, however, additional registrations are needed.

Edited and re-posted on June 23.

A new BC Stats report released today shows British Columbia’s technology sector continues to thrive and make significant contributions to the provincial economy.

Internet service providers can submit their applications for project funding starting today for the upcoming Connecting British Columbia program.

Nine months of negotiation between Shared Services BC and the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) to secure a lease for the Maritime Museum of BC in Victoria's old steamship terminal are at an impasse.