People living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) will benefit from BC PharmaCare’s coverage of a new medication used to treat this life-altering and rare disease.

Young people in Vernon and surrounding areas will have access to much-needed integrated health and wellness services, including mental-health and addiction supports at a new Foundry centre.

The Province is helping First Nations communities strengthen their resilience to the adverse effects of climate change through the launch of an Indigenous climate-resilience capacity-building pilot program.

The Province is helping replace aging infrastructure on the Songhees Nation reserve to improve wastewater services and decrease costs for local businesses and residents.

New affordable rental housing is coming for families, seniors, individuals and people living with disabilities in Castlegar as construction has started on 13 new homes in the community.

People in the Interior, Lower Mainland, central and north Vancouver Island will have better access to an increased supply of affordable local food with $7.5 million in funding to United Way British Columbia for more local food hubs.

From the Government of Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/crown-indigenous-relations-northern-affairs/news/2023/07/the-haida-nation-british-columbia-and-canada-sign-the-nang-kuula--nang-kuulaas-recognition-agreement.html

The Province is securing safety and providing certainty for people in Surrey and throughout British Columbia by directing the City of Surrey to move forward with the Surrey Police Service.

More people in the north Island will have access to high-quality long-term care as Island Health prepares to build a new care home with more than 150 beds.