Our government welcomed 2019 by announcing that 240,000 lower-income families will get the help they need with prescription medication costs. It’s part of our work to make life more affordable, and make health care more accessible for people in B.C.

Education is the great equalizer. It opens the door to a good-paying job, and a secure future.

When I think about what child care means for families in B.C., I think of all the patchwork calendars stuck to fridges across the province telling the child care story of each household. The mother-in-law, the uncle and the best friend are on deck this week, and dad will have to leave work early next week. It’s a puzzle of names, dates and times that only the family can understand.

The Province has renewed its service contract with BC Ferries for the next four-year term, Performance Term 5 (PT5), which covers April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2024.

Work will soon start on a new roundabout to enhance safety and improve traffic flow at the intersection of Highway 16 and 37, replacing the four-way stop.

Consultations to help develop mandatory entry-level training for Class 1 commercial driver’s licences will begin this summer.

Eleven building projects have been selected as winners in a juried competition to support the design and construction of energy-efficient buildings.