Employers in British Columbia should note that the general hourly minimum wage will increase to $12.65 from $11.35, and the minimum wage rates for liquor servers, resident caretakers and live-in camp leaders will also all increase, effective Friday, June 1, 2018.

Premier John Horgan and B.C. Green Caucus Leader, Andrew Weaver, marked the one-year anniversary of the Confidence and Supply Agreement (CASA) at the Alacrity Foundation in Victoria.

Applications for funding in the fifth intake of the BC Rural Dividend program will be accepted June 1 to July 31, 2018.

As visitors to Vancouver enjoy samples of more than 300 unique craft beers and ciders during the popular ninth-annual Vancouver Craft Beer Week, the Province is providing funding to help promote it, in order to draw more visitors to the region.

Beginning this weekend, drivers are advised that the northbound lanes on Highway 1 will begin to detour onto the newly constructed ramps for the future interchange.

People in communities throughout British Columbia can look forward to improved environmental infrastructure, thanks to a $243-million partnership between the federal and provincial governments.

Attorney General David Eby has released the following statement:

In response to the federal government’s announcement that Canada and the United States will launch negotiations to discuss the future of the Columbia River Treaty on May 29, 2018, Katrine Conroy, Minister responsible for the Columbia River Treaty, has issued the following statement: