Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has released the following statement regarding the BC Coroners Service report on illicit drug toxicity deaths in April 2024:

Unregulated toxic drugs claimed the lives of 182 people in April 2024 according to preliminary data from the BC Coroners Service.

The Province is taking action to improve care for a growing population with overlapping mental-health and addiction challenges and brain injuries from toxic-drug poisonings by appointing a chief scientific advisor to develop solutions to address their unique needs.  

A new, online reporting tool has been created to support B.C. employers with an efficient way to prepare pay transparency reports.

Drivers using Highway 99 in Delta are advised that construction work at the 78th Street Interchange is getting underway and there will be minor impacts to traffic for the duration of the project.

People travelling in the evenings along Highway 1 in Saanich can expect to see work starting this week on the Colquitz River Bridges Widening Project.

British Columbia’s deputy chief forester has set a new allowable annual cut (AAC) level for the Kootenay Lake Timber Supply Area (TSA).

People are one step closer to enhanced acute care with the issuing of a request for qualifications (RFQ) to build the new Yurkovich Family Pavilion at Richmond Hospital.