S'olh Temexw – An agreement signed today by the Province, Leq’á:mel, Matsqui and Sumas First Nations and the City of Mission will return traditional lands to the First Nations and establish new public parklands and recreation areas.

With restrictions lifting around the province, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s Adopt A Highway program is inviting committed community members to once again support the care of B.C.’s scenic roadways.

The wildfire situation is continually evolving, and the information below is current as of 7 p.m. (Pacific time) on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.

The Province is accepting applications from licensed child care providers who want to give families child care for $10 a day or less.

As of Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 80.0% (3,706,660) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 54.4% (2,519,686) have received their second dose.

The B.C. government is declaring a provincial state of emergency to support the provincewide response to the ongoing wildfire situation.

First Nations with former Indian Residential School and Indian Hospital sites in or near their communities can now access the B.C. residential school response fund, with the added support of two newly appointed First Nations liaisons.