People in rural and Indigenous communities throughout B.C. will benefit from record investments in connectivity projects to improve high-speed internet and expand cellular access along provincial highways.

As part of government’s commitment to improving services for British Columbians, contact centre support for Health Insurance BC (HIBC) benefits and pharmaceutical programs and services is now provided at the Service BC provincial contact centre.

People can now make an appointment online before visiting Service BC.

Hundreds of local construction jobs are coming to the mid-island as Stuart Olson Construction Ltd. was selected as the design-build team for the new Nanaimo Correctional Centre.  

Thousands more people in rural and Indigenous communities are benefiting from improved high-speed internet thanks to provincial investments in connectivity infrastructure projects.

More government information is being proactively provided online to make it easier for people in B.C. to access more types of the records they need.

Lisa Beare, Minister of Citizens’ Services, has released the following statement regarding the Robson Square ice rink:

A ministerial order permitting the use of additional communication tools in the public sector during the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended to May 31, 2021.