A pilot project that helps high-risk inmates transition back into society through housing, health and community supports has shown promise in reducing criminal behaviour among program participants and is being implemented at three B.C. correctional centres.

British Columbia has signed a five-year agreement with Shanghai's Pudong District to promote wood-frame construction and B.C. wood products to meet the Chinese district's needs for energy-efficient, low-carbon buildings.

The Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society has been selected to build and operate up to 90 units of affordable rental housing for low to modest income families and individuals at the Central Green site in Kelowna.

With more than 20,000 online visits and counting to a provincewide discussion, community members in Richmond will be joining an in-person conversation as part of a comprehensive, public consultation on issues facing people with disabilities in B.C.

Aboriginal Elders and seniors in Duncan have increased access to affordable housing with today's official opening of Ts'i'ts'uwatul Lelum, a new 50-unit, assisted-living development funded by the governments of Canada and British Columbia, along with community partners.

British Columbia has proclaimed Dec. 10, 2013, as Human Rights Day to celebrate the important work being done throughout the province to uphold human rights.

Suzanne Anton, B.C.'s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has joined her federal, provincial and territorial colleagues in releasing the draft justice framework report, Violence Against Aboriginal Women and Girls.