People in Upper Skeena at risk of harm or victimization will benefit from a $45,000 grant for the creation of a community-based team of front-line workers to deliver better, faster access to services.

Another 38 communities throughout B.C. have been awarded funding for flood planning through a program that has provided more than $75 million to First Nations and local governments for projects to better prepare for, mitigate and respond to emergencies.

Thanks to a $7.5 million top up to the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF), seven more local governments and First Nations communities have had structural flood mitigation projects approved, helping them reduce the impacts of flooding.

Local governments and First Nations in 28 communities have been approved to receive their share of more than $1 million in provincial emergency preparedness funding to support evacuation route planning.

Twenty-four local governments and First Nations communities have been approved to receive $3.46 million in provincial emergency preparedness funding.

At the 38th annual Police Honours Night at Government House, 114 law enforcement members were recognized for their bravery and dedication.

The BC Coroners Service has announced that a public inquest will be held into the death of Naverone Christian Landon Woods.