Violence prevention counsellors will ensure more children and youth receive information about healthy relationships and connect to critical supports if they witness or experience violence at home.  

People will have more opportunities to enjoy multi-use pathways, protected bike lanes, pedestrian bridges and safety improvements as local, regional and Indigenous governments expand their active transportation infrastructure.

Nanaimo families and children are benefiting from 40 new child care spaces, such as out-of-school care at the Great Futures Early Learning Centre, conveniently located near Bayview Elementary school.

Kelli Paddon, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, has released the following statement in honour of International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, 2024:

Josie Osborne, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, and Brittny Anderson, MLA for Nelson-Creston, met with community climate leaders in Nelson to discuss how Budget 2024 can help support people in the region to transition to a low-carbon economy and meet shared CleanBC goals.

People in Chilliwack who are at risk of harm or victimization are benefitting from a $20,000 grant to provide additional training for a community-based model, which brings together a diverse range of front-line workers to deliver better and faster access to services.

From Infrastructure Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2024/03/canada-british-columbia-and-local-partners-invest-more-than-98-million-in-water-infrastructure-improvements-across-the-province.html