The Forest Practices Board has announced that Keith Atkinson has been appointed as chair of the independent forest auditing and investigating body for a three-year term, effective Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

Drivers are advised that Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning this weekend for Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands.

Drivers are advised that heavy snow is in Environment and Climate Change Canada’s forecast this weekend for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.  

The Employment Standards Branch will hire more staff to resolve disputes between workers and employers, provide guidance on B.C.’s employment standards, and process employer registrations for temporary foreign workers.

Anne Kang, Minister of Municipal Affairs, has released the following statement in response to the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine:

People in mental-health crises at hospital emergency rooms will have quicker access to care, as nurse practitioners (NPs) are now able to assess patients for involuntary admission under the Mental Health Act.

Students in Kamloops will soon benefit from a modern new school in the fast-growing Pineview Valley neighbourhood.