Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following statement regarding a new variant of concern (VOC), Omicron:

People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) will have a greater level of comfort going for tests at clinics in B.C. as government provides stronger oversight of testing facilities and support by allowing accredited clinics to bill through Medical Services Plan (MSP).

People in health-care facilities on Vancouver Island are benefiting from stable, consistent and supportive patient care as support service workers and services previously contracted out return in-house as Island Health employees, after almost 20 years of these services being contracted to private companies.

Cannabis-related clothing, books and other items will soon be available for sale at private licensed cannabis retail stores (CRSs), providing customers with more choice and legal cannabis sellers with additional revenue streams.

Canada’s most talented post-secondary students and apprentices will compete at the 2022 Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) in Vancouver in May.

David Eby, Attorney General, and Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, have released the following statement in celebration of Bills 18 and 29 receiving royal assent:

First Nations students have increased access to post-secondary education programs in their own communities because of new government funding provided to First Nations-led institutes throughout B.C.

Community organizations can now submit applications for the 2021-22 multiculturalism grants program as the Province extends support for projects tackling racism and discrimination.