Sheila Malcolmson, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has issued the following statement regarding the BC Coroners Service’s report on illicit drug toxicity deaths in October 2022:

Preliminary reporting from the BC Coroners Service shows that illicit drugs have caused the deaths of at least 1,827 British Columbians in the first 10 months of 2022. 

The seventh B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders’ Gathering began on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, marking the first in-person gathering since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020 and the atmospheric river of 2021.

The Government of British Columbia is appointing a new Provincial Court judge to support continued access to justice.

The Carter family of C&H Forest Products is being recognized by the Province of B.C. with a Minister’s Award for Innovation and Excellence in Woodlot Management for the Coast Area.

Cliff Manning of Guyishton Woodlot Ltd. is being recognized by the Province of B.C. with a Minister’s Award for Innovation and Excellence in Woodlot Management for the North Area.

Del Williams and Mike McPherson of the McPherson Woodlot Company Ltd. are being recognized by the Province of B.C. with a Minister’s Award for Innovation and Excellence in Woodlot Management for the South Area.

As the number of cases of avian influenza continues to rise in British Columbia, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food will hold two virtual information sessions for B.C. small-flock poultry owners.