Government is providing school districts with a total of $95 million to help them extend the life of their facilities, put new supplies in classrooms and buy new school buses. 

Premier Christy Clark has issued the following statement regarding the attack in London:

As part of the Provincial Domestic Violence Plan, the Province is investing more than $1.5 million to continue to expand and strengthen supports for those affected by domestic violence in B.C.

As part of the BC Jobs Plan commitment to work with communities to build their economic development capacity, and following stakeholder feedback, several resources have been developed by the Province to support communities in local economic development efforts.

Premier Christy Clark has issued the following statement on Nowruz:

As part of the Province’s investment of over $80 million in emergency preparedness and public safety, Minister of Energy and Mines and MLA for East Kootenay Bill Bennett announced support for several projects in the Kootenay region on behalf of Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness Naomi Yamamoto.

The British Columbia government is providing the District of Oak Bay with $20,000 to support ongoing efforts to control urban deer.

The Governments of British Columbia and Québec renewed their near 12-year partnership by signing a new Agreement of Cooperation and Exchange with respect to the Francophonie.  

Minister of Agriculture Norm Letnick, responsible for the BC Francophone Affairs Program, celebrated the 15th annual B.C. Francophonie Day with the francophone community representatives and francophiles at the Parliament Buildings.