Today is Eid al-Adha, a day Muslims will commemorate the Festival of Sacrifice. For some, it will be the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.

I would like to extend greetings for a joyous Eid al-Adha to Muslims both in British Columbia and all over the world and congratulate those who participated in the holy pilgrimage of Hajj in Mecca.

Two unique B.C. programs were honoured at the Canadian Race Relations Foundation Awards of Excellence in Halifax last week for their work in promoting multiculturalism and challenging racism.

An agreement signed today by the B.C. government and the B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC) supports government's 2011 throne speech commitment to establish an off-reserve Aboriginal action plan.

A celebratory feast preceded the signing of New Westminster school district's second Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement (AEEA), which hopes to build on their dramatic improvement of learning outcomes for Aboriginal students.

A group of 25 members of the Korean Forest Service have arrived in Salmon Arm to learn wildfire investigation techniques and take advantage of the expertise of B.C.'s Wildfire Management Branch crews.

Premier Christy Clark and British Columbia Achievement Foundation Chair Keith Mitchell today announced the 2012 BC Creative Achievement Award recipients for First Nations' Art.

Encouraging multiculturalism and challenging racism are the cornerstones of the Embracing Difference, Engaging Symposium taking place in Burnaby this week.