Work is about to start on a project to replace the existing Kaslo Bridge on Highway 31 with a new wider bridge, to boost safety and capacity for people who travel this route.

Cellular service is expanding along two B.C. highways, thanks to the Connecting British Columbia program’s record levels of investment in broadband and cellular infrastructure.

All pregnant people who are age 16+ are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccines as a priority population through B.C.’s Immunization Plan.

Premier John Horgan is reaching out to community leaders this week to enlist their help as B.C. calls on all eligible people to register for their COVID-19 vaccine through B.C.’s Get Vaccinated online system.

To help keep communities safe and protect British Columbia’s health-care system from COVID-19, the Province has authorized site-specific road checks on travel corridors between regions to help enforce the non-essential travel restrictions that were announced on April 23, 2021.

Amendments to the Employment Standards Act providing workers with up to three hours of paid leave to get each dose of their COVID-19 vaccine are now in effect, retroactive to April 19, 2021.

Premier John Horgan and Harry Bains, Minister of Labour, have issued the following statement:

Children, youth and their families will benefit from integrated and expanded mental health and substance use services in communities throughout British Columbia with over $56 million invested in new supports, as part of Budget 2021.