Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available for eligible British Columbians in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (including municipalities, unincorporated areas and First Nations) who may have been impacted by flooding that began on April 26, 2018.

Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available for eligible British Columbians in the Northeast region who may have been impacted by the recent flooding, due to the spring freshet that began on April 28, 2018.

Communities throughout B.C. are now benefiting from $33.5 million in provincial emergency preparedness funding.

With the potential for continued flooding in the Interior regions of the province, residents need to be vigilant with their safety.

As flood waters continue to rise throughout the province, the Government of British Columbia is assisting local governments and First Nations communities, as needed.

The Government of British Columbia is urging caution and encouraging the public to prepare for localized flooding, as water levels are rising in the interior of the province due to increased precipitation, an above average snowpack and increased snowmelt.

In a move against the illegal production of illicit opioids and to help keep them off the streets, the Province is toughening regulations on pill-press machines and other similar pharmaceutical equipment.

The BC Coroners Service has scheduled a public inquest into the death of Lisa Dudley, to begin June 11, 2018, in Burnaby.