Community gaming grants are supporting people to be more active and creative as local organizations receive funding for sports, arts and cultural programming.

People in B.C. communities will benefit from legislative amendments that give local governments more powers to simplify and speed up their development approvals processes, helping to get the homes people need built faster.

People in communities throughout British Columbia can look forward to better services and improved environmental infrastructure thanks to a $270-million partnership between the provincial and federal governments.

Josie Osborne, Minister of Municipal Affairs, has released the following statement to mark October 2021 as Library Month:

Children and their families throughout British Columbia will continue to benefit from local literacy programs with support from the annual Raise-a-Reader campaign Sept 17-24.  

The Province and the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) have renewed their commitment to work together to advance lasting and meaningful reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in British Columbia.

Nine new projects funded through the Northern Healthy Communities Fund will boost health, mental health and social services for people living in northern B.C. communities that are experiencing rapid economic growth.