British Columbians are invited to have their say on three proposed options for permanent paid sick leave shaped by their responses to the first phase of consultation.

Grace Lore, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, has issued the following statement in honour of Gender Equality Week:

As of Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, 87% (4,031,909) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 79.5% (3,685,799) received their second dose.

Better emergency care for people in the Tri-Cities area is here as construction is complete on the expanded emergency department at Eagle Ridge Hospital.

Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement marking Mid-Autumn Festival:

As of Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, 86.8% (4,024,302) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 79.4% (3,679,181) received their second dose.

Students in grades 4 and 5 will learn biking skills and safety awareness at participating schools in Greater Victoria and along the South Coast as the fall session of Everyone Rides Grades 4-5 gets underway.