The Province is directing the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) to exempt transmission upgrades that support industrial development in the Northwest from a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN).

Rich Coleman, Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas announced that work will begin on the 287-kilovolt Iskut extension to the Northwest Transmission Line (NTL) this spring.

The Province is allowing strata corporations to pursue alternate approaches to financial reporting, rather than mandating a requirement to prepare audited financial statements under the Strata Property Act.

BC Pavilion Corporation and the BCGEU Local 1703 have both ratified a three-year agreement under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate.

The B.C. government is providing $3.7 million in funding to keep three temporary HEAT shelters in Vancouver open for an additional 12 months.

The B.C. government is providing $400,000 in annual funding to the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness to help people who are homeless find and maintain stable, affordable housing.

Affordable housing in Terrace is being preserved with the B.C. government's purchase of an 11-unit apartment complex for low-income individuals in the community.

Seniors in Burnaby have increased access to affordable housing with tthe official opening of Swedish Assisted Living Residence.

Seniors in the Fraser Valley soon will have access to more affordable rental housing, now that construction is underway on a new 64-unit development in the City of Abbotsford.