The Province is taking action against hate-motivated violence in British Columbia by supporting community organizations throughout the province and by providing resources to individuals.

Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has released the following statement about the Civil Forfeiture Office’s (CFO) demolition of the Hells Angels’ clubhouse in Nanaimo:

To help people in crisis and to free police to focus on crime, a new crisis response team is now in Abbotsford.

To help people in crisis and to free police to focus on crime, a new crisis response team is now in Burnaby.

To help people in crisis and to free police to focus on crime, a new crisis response team is now in Coquitlam.

Four community leaders and one community organization have been honoured for their work supporting crime prevention and community safety initiatives addressing gender-based violence, advocacy and restorative justice.

A report issued by a panel of subject-matter experts recommends the Province immediately pursue additional measures to expand access to safer supply by allowing access for people at risk of significant injury or death without a prescription.

A coroner’s inquest into the death of Aaron Lee Prince will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 7, 2023, at the Nanaimo Law Courts (35 Front St.).

The Province is updating the Police Act to clarify the process any municipality must follow when they wish to change their Police of Jurisdiction, actioning the government's commitment to remove uncertainty, enhance public confidence and keep people safe throughout British Columbia.