The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed that birds at eight commercial poultry farms in the Fraser Valley and two small flocks in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the Regional District of Mount Waddington have tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus bringing the total to 16 confirmed cases since Oct. 20, 2023.

Harwinder Sandhu, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care, has issued the following statement in recognition of Seniors’ Fall Prevention Awareness Week, Nov. 6-12, 2023:

The public is invited to learn more about work being done to lessen movement of two complex landslides in Williams Lake. 

People living with diabetes in B.C. will benefit from access to the Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitor (CGM), which is covered as a limited coverage benefit for eligible patients as of Nov. 7, 2023.

The premiers of British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador have signed a statement of co-operation, agreeing to work together to advance clean-energy solutions that will deliver good jobs and tackle the climate crisis.

As part of work underway to deliver more homes for people faster, the Province has introduced new legislation to reduce construction delays and streamline processes to fund key services, infrastructure and amenities for growing communities.

Delta residents and drivers in the region are advised that permanent repairs to the Highway 17A crossing over Highway 99 will begin on Thursday, Nov. 9, with detours and partial lane closures occurring over the next eight weeks, mostly in the evenings.

An old-growth forest on Haida Gwaii, a popular swimming hole in southern British Columbia and a lush hillside along a world-renowned canoe circuit are among the parcels of land the Province has acquired to expand B.C.’s parks and protected areas.

Work to stabilize the rockslide on Highway 97 north of Summerland continues with more planned blasting and rock removal from the slide site.