A $20,000 age-friendly grant has been provided to the District of Mackenzie to support a seniors’ housing and health services assessment.

A $20,000 age-friendly grant has been provided to the Village of Cache Creek to support the creation of an age-friendly action plan.

A $10,500 age-friendly grant has been provided to the Village of Burns Lake to support a seniors’ housing assessment project.

The Province is investing $500 million over the next four years as part of a Ministry of Health action plan to improve care for seniors across the system, including increasing direct-care hours for seniors in residential care.

Small ranches and livestock farms in B.C. are getting help to meet upcoming national livestock traceability requirements that will help track livestock movements in the event of an animal health investigation, and also offer the opportunity for ranchers to reach new customers who focus on the awareness and promotion of where they source their food.

Work has begun to upgrade the intersection at Highway 19 and Lantzville Road with a project that includes a new traffic signal, a northbound acceleration lane onto the highway and overhead street lighting, as well as pedestrian crosswalks, curbs and islands.

For the ninth consecutive year, the BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) celebrates being named to an exclusive list of the province’s best employers.

Premier Christy Clark issued the following statement about the death of former Abbotsford Mayor George Ferguson:

Based on support from communities across the Capital Regional District, including Langford, Victoria, Esquimalt and View Royal, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will look at options around using the E&N rail line for transit services between Langford and Victoria West.