The threat of flooding is forcing the closure of Highway 1 between Abbotsford and Chilliwack on Sunday, Nov. 28 at 5 p.m.

Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement in celebration of the start of Chanukah:  

Due to incoming weather, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is proactively closing highways previously impacted between the Lower Mainland and Interior on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 27.

Arts and culture groups throughout B.C. can now apply for the Arts Impact Grant, for which the Province provided $3.5 million through the BC Arts Council.

Premier John Horgan and Bruce Ralston, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, have issued the following statement marking Holodomor Memorial Day:

Due to incoming weather, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is proactively closing Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton, and Highway 99 between Pemberton and Lillooet on Saturday afternoon.

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following statement regarding a new variant of concern (VOC), Omicron:

People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) will have a greater level of comfort going for tests at clinics in B.C. as government provides stronger oversight of testing facilities and support by allowing accredited clinics to bill through Medical Services Plan (MSP).

People in health-care facilities on Vancouver Island are benefiting from stable, consistent and supportive patient care as support service workers and services previously contracted out return in-house as Island Health employees, after almost 20 years of these services being contracted to private companies.