From Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2024/06/connecting-communities-in-the-bc-interior.html

From Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2024/03/governments-of-canada-and-british-columbia-working-together-to-bring-high-speed-internet-to-more-than-7500-households.html  

October is national Cyber Security Awareness Month, which invites British Columbia’s digital citizens to consider “our shared responsibility” to stay alert for the latest cyber security threats.

A team of volunteers and public servants pitched in to assemble the new playground at the Victoria Courthouse, creating a fun and interactive play space in the heart of Victoria this summer for people of all ages to enjoy.

At age 72, some might assume Abbotsford resident Jerry Brown is embracing retirement – however, they’d be wrong. Rather than hitting the golf links, Jerry is happily immersed in his busy financial career while also spending quality time with his wife, his children and his grandchildren, all thanks to the kidney transplant he received 17 years ago.

In 2005 at age 29, Jillianne Code was excitedly anticipating many new adventures. She was in the process of moving to British Columbia from Alberta, looking forward to tackling a PhD in educational psychology at Simon Fraser University, and getting married to the man of her dreams. However, the fast-paced trajectory of her busy life came to a crashing halt when she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, likely caused by a virus that attacked her vital organ.

Tony Maidment knows better than anyone that life is short and precious moments are fleeting. The 47-year-old married father of two needs a liver transplant – he’s already been on the organ transplant wait list for four years and has no idea if and when a donor liver will ever materialize.