The North Island Hospitals Project is moving closer to the start of construction with the issuing today of a Request for Qualifications for new state-of-the-art acute care facilities in Campbell River and the Comox Valley.

The Province has completed the first phase of a three-part assessment of the potential human health risks associated with oil and gas activities in northeastern B.C.

The new Seniors Health Care Support Line is now available to provide seniors and their families with support for health-care-related issues that they may have had trouble resolving.

Beginning today, cataract patients will receive foldable intraocular lenses free of charge.

The Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre replacement project took an important step forward today with the release of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a new health-care facility.

Ten public consultations will take place throughout the province in the coming weeks as one of the ways seniors, their families, service providers, and other organizations can help shape the future role of a seniors advocate.

Premier Christy Clark, Health Minister Michael de Jong and Minister of State for Multiculturalism John Yap joined thousands of British Columbians who participated in the World Partnership Walk 2012 and supported its goal of helping end global poverty.