The Province has published a progress report that summarizes an effort that brought together government and technology companies to find new ways to help people, especially kids and young adults, have safe experiences online.

From City of Pitt Meadows: https://www.pittmeadows.ca/our-community/news/media-releases/bcs-growing-communities-fund-supporting-pitt-meadows-athletic

The Province has granted extensions to 21 B.C. local governments to provide them more time to amend zoning bylaws and upgrade infrastructure for some, or all, of their community.

Indigenous women and girls on Vancouver Island will receive increased community-led support through $1 million from the Giving Voice project.

Indigenous women and girls in northern B.C. will receive increased community-led support through $1 million from the Giving Voice project.

Indigenous women and girls in southern B.C. will receive increased community-led support through $1 million from the Giving Voice project.

Community-based organizations across B.C. can now apply for grants to support projects that tackle racial inequity and foster inter-cultural understanding in the province.

The BC Coroners Service will hold an inquest into the death of Lindsey Taylor Izony in Prince George, beginning Monday, Oct. 21, 2024.

B.C. is negotiating earlier pensions for wildland firefighters helping align their benefits with those of other public-safety occupations while they protect communities from increasingly challenging wildfire activity.