More than 285,000 families throughout B.C. will see bigger payments in their bank accounts starting this month, thanks to the permanently increased BC Family Benefit.

To continue growing B.C.’s value-added wood and manufacturing sectors, the Province is supporting several Vancouver-Island-based projects that will create jobs and fortify local economies.

People experiencing homelessness in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside are moving into new temporary supportive homes, made possible through a partnership between the Province, through BC Housing, and the City of Vancouver.

Entrepreneurs and companies will soon have access to new resources to help them grow and protect their ideas and products with the launch of B.C.’s Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy.

Highway 4 at Cameron Lake Bluff has reopened after closing at 4 p.m. yesterday because sustained, high winds posed safety concerns for cranes suspending protective wire mesh at site.