The Province has provided an update about ongoing work with its partners to create a comprehensive Downtown Eastside response plan, including 330 new homes for people by the end of June.

Drivers are advised that a closure of Highway 17 in Surrey between Old Yale Road and Bridgeview Drive may be required from 8 a.m. on Sunday, March 26 until 5 a.m. on Monday, March 27 for the Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project’s Highway 17 off-ramp work.

BC Transit has reached a tentative agreement with members of MoveUP Local 378 under the Province’s Shared Recovery Mandate.

From Indigenous Services Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada/news/2023/03/splatsin-canada-and-british-columbia-sign-historic-coordination-agreement-for-first-nations-children-and-families.html

Having received the report of the forensic investigation of BC Housing from the Office of the Comptroller General, the Minister of Housing has instructed the ministry to review the report and take the appropriate steps to release as much information to the public as the law permits.

People living with complex mental-health and addictions challenges in New Westminster and the Tri-Cities area will have access to more supports to help them stabilize their lives and break the cycle of homelessness as the Province adds complex-care housing services for the region.

To attract investment and showcase B.C. mass timber to a global audience, Jagrup Brar, Minister of State for Trade, will lead a trade mission to the United States and attend the International Mass Timber Conference.

New funding will support the BC Association of Friendship Centres to expand access, education and training opportunities for Indigenous youth in B.C. during the annual Gathering Our Voices Indigenous youth leadership conference. 

Recreational trail users and others interested in the Holt Creek Bridge are invited to an information session on Monday, March 27, 2023, about a proposed bridge replacement, designed to ensure a safe and accessible trail connection between Duncan and Lake Cowichan.