Schools, police agencies and community groups that are working to combat bullying can now apply to share in the up to $1 million in grants from civil forfeiture proceeds that were recently announced.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier Douglas Horne will represent the government of British Columbia at the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region's (PNWER) winter meeting in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, this week.

Since the Babine Forest Products mill accident in January, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Pat Bell and ministry staff have been working with local MLA John Rustad, municipal leaders, First Nations Chiefs, and union and industry representatives to help the community recover.

The B.C. government is providing $25,000 through a community gaming grant to Quesnel Search and Rescue to support the services provided through this non-profit association, announced Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Bill Bennett.

Seniors and people with disabilities in Telkwa are celebrating increased access to affordable housing at Telkwa House, a new building providing eight apartments of modular housing funded by the governments of Canada and British Columbia along with community partners.

Shirley Bond, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, issued the following statement following today's fatal crash in Surrey:

The 2012 Beaujolais Nouveau is being released at BC Liquor Stores locations throughout the province beginning this Thursday, November 15.

Residents and interested parties in Powell River and Texada Island will soon have an opportunity to take part in the B.C. coastal ferries consultation and engagement process.