BC Gov News

The Province of British Columbia and the City of Vancouver are joining together to have Vancouver’s Chinatown  designated as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage site, because of its outstanding universal value.
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Fourteen exceptional civic leaders will be appointed to the Order of British Columbia, the Province’s highest form of recognition.
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Students at the College of New Caledonia (CNC) are developing the practical skills that employers in the North need in a new, modern heavy mechanical trades facility.
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The B.C. Land Matching program aims to address a lack of affordable farmland in the province by connecting new and young farmers with local landowners.
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The Province of B.C. has launched a class action lawsuit against opioid drug companies, whose marketing practices have had devastating impacts on the lives of thousands of British Columbians.
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British Columbia municipalities and regional districts can now access nearly $17 million in funding to plan and build licensed child care spaces that will best meet the needs of local families.
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FreshWorks Studio of Victoria is the first company to be awarded a contract using Sprint With Us, a new procurement process that makes it simpler and faster for British Columbia’s tech companies to do business with government.
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Here are some great resources to help ease the transition and get your kids ready for the classroom.
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The Province has awarded $120 million in royalty deductions for 20 new projects under the Infrastructure Royalty Credit Program (IRCP), and $19.3 million in royalty deductions for seven new projects under the Clean Infrastructure Royalty Credit Program (CIRCP).
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After a month of trudging through the vast wilderness of South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park, Robin Naidoo is starting to enjoy the fruits of his labour.
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British Columbia’s first quarter results show the Province is delivering on its commitments to the people of British Columbia, while maintaining a balanced budget.
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People in the Cowichan Lake communities and Pacheedaht First Nation will benefit from a unique community forest agreement for the Qala:yit [Kwah-LIE-it] Community Forest, reached in partnership with the provincial government.
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A new acute care facility for Lions Gate Hospital is moving forward, as government has approved the business plan and laid out project details that benefit patient comfort and security.
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British Columbia will become the first province in Canada to invest provincial housing funds into on-reserve housing.
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Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology, has made the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s final decision to impose countervailing and antidumping duties of 20.26% on Catalyst Paper’s newsprint exports to the U.S.:
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Claire Trevena, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, and Harry Bains, Minister of Labour, have issued the following statement on the 60th anniversary of the Second Narrows Bridge collapse:
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The Province of B.C. has launched a class action lawsuit against opioid drug companies, whose marketing practices have had devastating impacts on the lives of thousands of British Columbians.
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The federal and provincial governments are working together to deliver everything from new recreation centres to better internet, with two new infrastructure programs that will build up communities in every part of British Columbia.
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Thanks to cooler weather and progress in containing wildfires, the Government of British Columbia has decided to cancel the provincial state of emergency that currently covers the entire province.
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In October 2017, government launched a comprehensive public engagement process to help inform B.C.’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy.
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The Province of British Columbia and the City of Vancouver are joining together to have Vancouver’s Chinatown  designated as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage site, because of its outstanding universal value.
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Metro Vancouver is home to some of the fastest-growing cities in Canada.
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