The Ministry of Health, the provincial health officer and the Ministry of Education and Child Care are reminding families of how to stay healthy and reduce the spread of communicable diseases, including COVID-19, as children return to school and child care.

People in Nanaimo living with complex mental-health and substance-use challenges, and are at risk of homelessness, will benefit when the Province adds 30 complex-care housing spaces to serve the community.

People travelling the Alaska Highway can look forward to improved public safety with expanded access to 911 emergency services through five new roadside emergency call boxes.

People in 44 communities throughout British Columbia will have access to more local services that respond to the effects of homelessness during extreme weather.

From the Government of Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/fisheries-oceans/news/2022/08/government-of-canada-and-province-of-british-columbia-support-14-fish-and-seafood-innovation-projects.html

People living on Hornby Island and northern Vancouver Island will see a boost in tourism and local food production through a series of rural development grants.