With weeks of fire season remaining, and forecasts for continued hot, dry conditions that carry the risk of further lightning strikes, the provincial government has requested assistance from the federal government for its firefighting efforts. 

Air quality in British Columbia continues to fluctuate, and smoky-sky bulletins have been issued due to wildfire activity.

Communities throughout British Columbia are receiving approximately $9.5 million in provincial emergency preparedness funding for structural flood mitigation, such as pump stations and dikes.

The BC Coroners Service has scheduled a public inquest into the death of Jamie Wilford Shanoss.

With summer officially here, the BC Coroners Service is urging residents and visitors to take extra care and plan ahead for road trips.

To help educate youth and to fight the lure of gangs and gang violence in British Columbia's communities, the Province is providing $1.12 million in additional funding to expand the Expect Respect and a Safe Education (ERASE) anti-bullying program.

The Province is starting to tighten the rules to rein in payday-lending practices, and to protect people from excessive fees when cashing BC Employment and Assistance cheques.

With summer officially here, and warm weather in the forecast for much of the province, the BC Coroners Service urges residents and visitors to take extra care when they are near rivers, lakes or the ocean.