BC Gov News

It’s a story that I’ve heard repeatedly: a parent, usually a mother, having to give up their career because it makes more sense to stay home than to pay sky-high child care fees.

To address the issue of housing affordability for British Columbians, the Province is curbing speculative demand in B.C.’s housing market and helping build 114,000 affordable market rental, non-profit, supported social housing and owner-purchase housing through partnerships.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is working to keep traffic in the Lower Mainland moving, where the majority of British Columbians live and work.

This year for Mining Month, I ask all British Columbians to take a brief look around them right now.

B.C. is expanding its 20-year-old Intersection Safety Camera (ISC) program to begin ticketing the fastest speeding vehicles at certain ISC sites later this year.

In 2017 and 2018, British Columbians were stricken by record-setting flood and fire seasons. The impacts are still being felt in communities like Grand Forks and Ashcroft.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is working to accelerate Trans-Canada Highway 1 upgrades from Kamloops to the Alberta border.