George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, has released the following statement regarding a child’s death in a provincial park over the weekend in the Okanagan:

People in B.C. will be better protected against the hepatitis C virus (HCV) as the Province takes further action to accelerate the elimination of the disease and provide better supports for people living with HCV.

Bruce Ralston, Minister of Forests, has released the following statement on the death of a firefighter assisting with response efforts on the Donnie Creek wildfire near Fort St. John:

Premier David Eby has released the following statement on the death of a contracted firefighter assisting with response efforts on the Donnie Creek wildfire near Fort St. John:

The BC Coroners Service will hold an inquest into the death of Heather Louise Cote, beginning on Sept. 18, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. (Pacific time) at the Kelowna Law Courts (1355 Water St.).

The Province has appointed three new members to British Columbia’s independent Climate Solutions Council.

Bruce Ralston, Minister of Forests, and Jagrup Brar, Minister of State for Trade, have issued the following joint statement in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s final determination in its fourth administrative review regarding countervailing and antidumping duties applied to Canada’s softwood lumber exports to the United States:

More Indigenous communities will benefit from increased funding for food sovereignty, food security and Indigenous-led agriculture.