Businesses in Sechelt and Gibsons that want to learn about returning to PST can take part in seminars held on Monday, March 11, 2013. Businesses that are required to collect PST must register by April 1, 2013.

Government has selected three B.C. organizations and their partner agencies to deliver the BladeRunners program, beginning April 1, so at-risk youth can continue to access the supports they need to gain full-time employment in a range of industries through this highly successful program.

On behalf of Premier Christy Clark and the Government of British Columbia, I would like to congratulate the Sunshine Coast Regional District on the completion of the enhancement project at Dakota Ridge Winter Recreation Area.

Minister of State for Seniors Ralph Sultan joined the United Way of the Lower Mainland to announce that the Better at Home program is more than tripling the number of sites, adding 38 new locations including First Nations communities around the province.

Women in Burnaby and New Westminster in need of safe, affordable housing now have new options at the Elspeth Alley Housing for Elder Women in Burnaby.

As the nights get colder and longer, more people are lighting their fireplaces to help stay warm. But do you know where your firewood comes from? Was it legally harvested?

The B.C. government is providing a total of over $192,000 in grant funding to 14 communities/regional districts to encourage residents to replace their old wood stoves with cleaner burning models that will improve personal health and air quality.