Mitzi Dean, Minister of Children and Family Development, has issued the following statement in response to the June 10, 2021, report from the representative for children and youth:

The B.C. government is delivering on its commitment to modernize the forest sector, protect good jobs and put people and communities first by making regulation changes to help forest-sector contractors stay in business, improve competitiveness and prosper.

The Tahltan Central Government, Iskut Band Council, Tahltan Band Council and the Province have entered into a Shared Prosperity Agreement (SPA), setting the foundation to collaboratively achieve long-term comprehensive reconciliation and land-use predictability.

Families will have new options for child care on school grounds and through recreation-based programs, thanks to recent changes to the Province’s Child Care Licensing Regulation.

The BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) and BC Liquor Stores are kicking off celebrations to mark a century of serving the Province of British Columbia.

A 325-seat addition and new child care spaces at Queen Elizabeth Elementary will provide a better learning experience for children in New Westminster.

Testing of cannabis seized from illicit retailers in B.C. has found that many samples contained contaminants that would not be allowed in the legal cannabis market.