Responding to continued concerns about air quality in the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley, AirCare will continue to Dec. 31, 2014, and then end for passenger cars and trucks to allow for a full examination of the program's future direction and focus, Environment Minister Terry Lake announced.

The Province is providing $35.3 million to the Peace River Region through the 2012 instalment of the Peace River Memorandum of Understanding.

The Province and The Salvation Army announced today the purchase and redevelopment of the Cedar Lodge Motor Inn to provide shelter and transitional beds for people who are homeless in Fort St. John.

Work on Phase 2 of the Cariboo Connector is officially underway, with the start of construction to widen a stretch of Highway 97 to four lanes near 70 Mile House.

The British Columbia Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) board of directors has ratified two-year collective agreements for support staff in 12 additional school districts under the government's 2010 net-zero mandate, bringing the total to 67 agreements covering more than 30,000 employees.

The provincial government is providing over $1.7 million in new grants to control the spread of invasive plants, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced today.

Woodlot licensee Mark Churchill is the Northern Interior's award winner of this year's Award of Excellence for Woodlot Management, Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad announced today, on behalf of Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson.