Office of the Premier
B.C. powering growth in the Fraser Valley with clean electricity
August 28, 2024 11:40 AM
BC Hydro will construct approximately $1 billion worth of capital projects in Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Mission, Hope and Harrison Hot Springs over the next decade to upgrade and expand the electricity grid to provide clean power for homes, businesses and growing transportation needs.
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Outstanding individuals honoured with Coronation Medal
August 27, 2024 3:10 PM
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Agriculture and Food
B.C. farmers getting more support to grow food using tech
August 20, 2024 8:45 AM
B.C. farmers are getting help with adopting new labour-saving technologies that will enhance their profitability, productivity and efficiency, while helping to improve food security in the province.
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B.C. strengthens tree-fruit sector, protects growers, workers
August 13, 2024 11:20 AM
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Attorney General
Nominations open for King’s Counsel designation
August 12, 2024 8:00 AM
Nominations for the honorary designation of King’s Counsel (KC) for 2024 will open on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024.
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Provincial court to use Cowichan Tribes laws for child and family services
August 1, 2024 9:30 AM
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Children and Family Development
Sts’ailes, Canada and B.C. celebrate coordination agreement to support child and family services
September 6, 2024 3:17 PM
From Indigenous Services Canada: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/sts-ailes-canada-and-b-c-celebrate-coordination-agreement-to-support-child-and-family-services-833129120.html
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Province takes new direction for vulnerable children, families
July 16, 2024 11:37 AM
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Citizens' Services
Government collaboration will further enhance cybersecurity
September 10, 2024 11:30 AM
As part of British Columbia’s ongoing work to protect government information systems, the Province is entering an agreement with the Government of Canada to enhance collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre).
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High-speed internet service available on Digby Island
August 27, 2024 8:15 AM
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Education and Child Care
Province approves two more Langley schools, addition opens for students
September 9, 2024 9:30 AM
Funding for a new secondary and middle school, on top of a recently completed school addition, will provide approximately 3,000 student spaces for families in the growing Langley community.
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Further expansion of $10-a-day child care will benefit B.C. families
September 9, 2024 8:30 AM
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Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Public notifications and evacuation route planning will strengthen community safety
August 20, 2024 8:30 AM
To help keep people safe and informed during emergencies, the Province is providing funding to communities in B.C. to improve planning for emergency evacuation routes and public notifications.
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Province supports search-and-rescue teams for a safer backcountry
August 1, 2024 2:45 PM
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Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
B.C. powering growth in the Fraser Valley with clean electricity
August 28, 2024 11:40 AM
BC Hydro will construct approximately $1 billion worth of capital projects in Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Mission, Hope and Harrison Hot Springs over the next decade to upgrade and expand the electricity grid to provide clean power for homes, businesses and growing transportation needs.
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B.C. cuts harmful methane emissions from oil and gas sector
September 9, 2024 10:30 AM
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Environment and Climate Change Strategy
More than $89 million invested in clean economy infrastructure projects across British Columbia
September 6, 2024 2:35 PM
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Province acquires land to expand Okanagan Lake Park
August 28, 2024 10:15 AM
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Finance
B.C. supports people, boosts wildfire fight amid global challenges
September 10, 2024 1:05 PM
B.C.’s First Quarterly Report shows the Province supported growing communities while responding to a major wildfire season, high interest rates across the country and global economic challenges.
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Enhanced support available for intimate partner, sexual violence survivors
September 10, 2024 8:30 AM
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Forests
Vancouver Island Nations will have safer community access roads
August 6, 2024 11:15 AM
Toquaht Nation and Uchucklesaht Tribe members on the west coast of Vancouver Island will have safer access to their communities with new improvements coming to forest service roads.
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New upgrades to Beaver Lodge support local recreation
August 16, 2024 11:30 AM
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Health
Upgraded patient care areas opening at Royal Inland Hospital
September 6, 2024 12:45 PM
Patients in Kamloops now have improved access to services as upgrades at the Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) are complete, including enhancements to the post-anesthetic recovery (PAR) unit, pediatric unit and ambulance stretcher bays.
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New long-term care home coming to Squamish
September 9, 2024 11:20 AM
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Housing
More than 1,600 new homes on the way for Indigenous people
September 10, 2024 10:15 AM
Indigenous people on and off reserve in B.C. will have access to approximately 1,600 new affordable rental homes through partnerships between the Province, through BC Housing, and Indigenous non-profit housing providers.
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Nearly 1,200 rental homes coming to Langley, Burnaby through BC Builds
September 9, 2024 11:10 AM
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Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Coastal First Nations, B.C. renew commitment to work together on coastal sustainability, tourism, economic development
August 15, 2024 1:30 PM
The Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative (CFN) and the Government of British Columbia are strengthening their decades-long relationship by renewing their commitment to work together through a reconciliation agreement that builds off the success of their 2009 reconciliation protocol and 2020 Pathway to Reconciliation memorandum of understanding (MOU), to continue to benefit all those who live on the north and central coast.
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Vancouver Island Nations will have safer community access roads
August 6, 2024 11:15 AM
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Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat
Outstanding individuals honoured with Coronation Medal
August 27, 2024 3:10 PM
The King Charles III Coronation Medal was awarded to outstanding individuals in British Columbia during a ceremony with the lieutenant governor.
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35 years of excellence: 12 outstanding individuals honoured
August 5, 2024 6:15 AM
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Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
New manufacturing jobs coming to the Cariboo and northeast
September 5, 2024 3:30 PM
Manufacturing businesses in the Cariboo and northeast will receive funding to increase competitiveness and capacity for locally made products, helping to strengthen local economies and create 43 family supporting jobs.
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Minister’s statement on August Labour Force Survey results
September 6, 2024 9:50 AM
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Labour
Flush toilets coming to B.C. construction sites
September 5, 2024 2:15 PM
Construction workers can soon say goodbye to unsanitary portable toilets on most construction sites and say hello to cleaner flush toilets.
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Income protection options expanded for child actors
July 8, 2024 9:00 AM
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Mental Health and Addictions
New provincewide Opioid Treatment Access Line provides same-day access to care
August 27, 2024 2:30 PM
The Province has launched the Opioid Treatment Access Line to make it faster and easier for people to get life-saving medication to treat opioid-use disorder and get connected to same-day care.
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New centre opening to support people recovering from addictions in North Vancouver
August 29, 2024 1:15 PM
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Municipal Affairs
More than $89 million invested in clean economy infrastructure projects across British Columbia
September 6, 2024 2:35 PM
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Water infrastructure upgrades across British Columbia
August 22, 2024 12:26 PM
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Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
More health-profession students will train at new UBC facility in Surrey
September 6, 2024 2:15 PM
More people will have the opportunity to train for in-demand careers, such as physical therapists, occupational therapists and midwives, at a new state-of-the-art University of British Columbia (UBC) facility in Surrey.
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B.C. taking action to prevent overdoses, make students safer on campus
September 3, 2024 11:30 AM
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Public Safety and Solicitor General
New funding strengthens police work that combats online child exploitation
August 24, 2024 10:00 AM
Police in B.C. will soon have more tools to enhance their efforts in protecting children online and strengthen abilities to pursue, disrupt and prosecute offenders.
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At least 192 British Columbians lost to toxic drugs in July 2024
August 30, 2024 9:00 AM
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Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Government taking action to help people out of poverty
July 24, 2024 9:15 AM
People facing complex barriers will have better access to employment opportunities with the launch of wraparound services that support the most vulnerable on their path to employment readiness.
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Community funding boost makes more free, healthy food available
August 22, 2024 9:15 AM
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Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
People in British Columbia honoured for dedication to service
August 5, 2024 7:45 AM
Eighteen people in British Columbia are being honoured with the Province’s Medal of Good Citizenship for their extraordinary contributions to their communities.
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Province provides updates for FIFA World Cup 26
April 30, 2024 3:15 PM
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Transportation and Infrastructure
Riding, rolling, strolling toward healthier communities
September 3, 2024 8:00 AM
Communities throughout British Columbia are invited to make active transportation an even better option for people to get around.
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Better transportation coming south of the Fraser as Surrey Langley SkyTrain approaches fall construction
August 15, 2024 1:00 PM
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Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Safety prioritized as water begins to overflow Chilcotin River landslide
August 5, 2024 11:10 AM
Water has begun to overflow the landslide blocking the Chilcotin River near Farwell Canyon.
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Updates to management plan provide certainty for Sunshine Coast dock owners
August 1, 2024 11:30 AM