People in 55 B.C. communities, including Surrey and 13 other Lower Mainland municipalities, will benefit from approximately $17.3 million in grants in lieu of municipal property taxes this year.

People in 55 B.C. communities, including Masset and 13 northern B.C. municipalities and districts, will benefit from approximately $17.3 million in grants in lieu of municipal property taxes this year.

People in 55 B.C. communities, including Campbell River and seven other Vancouver Island municipalities, will benefit from approximately $17.3 million in grants in lieu of municipal property taxes this year.

The second intake of the provincial connectivity funding program, Connecting Communities BC, will open for applications on Dec. 16, 2022.

More than 1,800 households in seven rural, remote and Indigenous communities on Vancouver Island and three Gulf Island communities can look forward to high-speed broadband internet unlocking better, faster access to digital services and opportunities.

The installation of a new fibre-to-the-home network will bring faster internet speeds to more than 400 households in Clinton and the surrounding area.

All types of procurement opportunities are now available on the modernized BC Bid system, making it easier to bid on contracts with the Province.

The Kootenay Connectivity Benefits Study, released by BC Stats, finds high-speed internet connectivity expansions in rural, remote and Indigenous communities positively impacts both local and provincial economies in the short and long term.

To better meet British Columbians’ need for easily accessible online information and services, the B.C. government is testing an updated website design and is welcoming feedback.

British Columbia has appointed the first members of the Anti-Racism Data Committee, a key part of B.C.’s recently enacted Anti-Racism Data Act, focused on dismantling systemic racism in all provincial government programs and services.