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Office of the Premier
Adopting permanent daylight saving time
‘Spring forward’ on March 8 will be the last time change, ending twice-yearly clock changes
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Agriculture and Food
Keeping essential goods moving with emergency barge service for Westham Island
Alternative service required to transport food products while Delta bridge repairs are underway
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Supporting B.C.’s food security with new technology, training
B.C. companies, research institutions advance food security through smart-farming systems.
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Attorney General
Adopting permanent daylight saving time
‘Spring forward’ on March 8 will be the last time change, ending twice-yearly clock changes
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New legislation will allow people to renew, replace driver’s licence online
Attorney general’s statement on International Safer Internet Day
Niki Sharma, Attorney General, has released the following statement marking International Safer Internet Day:
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Children and Family Development
Supporting children, youth with disabilities with new programs, more funding
Investment will expand services throughout B.C., provide additional direct funding to families
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Citizens' Services
Noah reclaims B.C.’s most popular baby name
Parents throughout British Columbia have spoken, choosing Noah as the year’s most beloved name for newborns.
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Education and Child Care
Temporary classrooms arriving for Tumbler Ridge students
Students and their families can expect to see the first temporary school facilities begin arriving in Tumbler Ridge on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.
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Premier’s, minister’s, parliamentary secretary’s statements on Black Excellence Day
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Province, communities seeking federal partnership on flood management
Keeping essential goods moving with emergency barge service for Westham Island
Alternative service required to transport food products while Delta bridge repairs are underway
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Minister’s statement on Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial Day
Kelly Greene, Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, has released the following statement to mark Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial Day:
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Energy and Climate Solutions
B.C. launching competitive process for clean power in high-demand sectors
BC Hydro call for AI, data-centre projects will enable growth, AI adoption, data sovereignty
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Increasing B.C.’s electricity supply with new clean-energy proposals
Environment and Parks
Decommissioning damaged section of Kettle Valley Rail Trail near Princeton
Tahltan, B.C. make history with consent-based decisions on Eskay Creek mine
The Province of British Columbia has issued an environmental assessment certificate to Eskay Creek Mining Ltd., a subsidiary of Skeena Gold+Silver, to restart gold and silver mining at the site of the former Eskay Creek mine in Tahltan territory.
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Finance
BC Teachers’ Federation ratifies agreement
Members of the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) have voted to ratify their collective agreement.
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UBC, Association of Administrative and Professional Staff reach tentative agreement under Balanced Measures Mandate
The University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Association of Administrative and Professional Staff (AAPS) have reached a tentative agreement consistent with the Province’s Balanced Measures Mandate.
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Forests
Budget 2026 supports wildfire-resilient forests, communities
New investments boost wildfire prevention, support Indigenous forestry, equip logging contractors
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BC Wildfire Service staff welcomed home from Australia
Fire crews, managers helped with wildfire response, recovery efforts in the state of Victoria
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B.C. defines framework for measuring climate outcomes in forestry
New method to assess effects of silviculture on climate aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions
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Health
Provincial health officer’s statement on end of respiratory-illness season
Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, has issued the following statement about the end of respiratory-illness season:
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Housing and Municipal Affairs
Opening more affordable homes in Richmond
New rental building expands housing options for families, seniors, people with disabilities
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Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Minister and Cowichan (Quw’utsun) Nation Chiefs’ statement on negotiations
Spencer Chandra Herbert, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, and the Cowichan (Quw’utsun) Nation Chiefs, Chief Sulsulxumaat, Cindy Daniels, Cowichan Tribes, Chief Tholmen, John Elliott, Stz’uminus First Nation, Chief Chakeenakwaut, Pam Jack, Penelakut Tribe, Chief Sulsimutstun, James Thomas, Halalt First Nation, and Chief Laxele’wuts’aat, Shana Thomas, Lyackson First Nation, have released the following statement about negotiations:
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Premier’s, minister’s, parliamentary secretary’s, MLA’s statements on Women’s Memorial March
Premier David Eby has issued the following statement in honour of the annual Women’s Memorial March:
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Minister’s statement on racist acts in Port Alberni
Spencer Chandra Herbert, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, has released the following statement regarding the recent defacing of the Orange Bridge in Port Alberni, which included Nazi symbols spray painted over the message of ‘every child matters':
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Infrastructure
Beginning construction on new school addition for Burnaby students
Temporary classrooms arriving for Tumbler Ridge students
Students and their families can expect to see the first temporary school facilities begin arriving in Tumbler Ridge on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.
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Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat
Throne speech pays tribute to the people of Tumbler Ridge
Wendy Cocchia, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, has delivered the following speech from the throne, opening the second session of the 43rd parliament of the Province of British Columbia, in tribute to the people of Tumbler Ridge:
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People invited to sign condolence books for victims of the Tumbler Ridge tragedy
Following the tragic events in Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, books of condolence are available for British Columbians to express their sympathies and messages of support.
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Jobs and Economic Growth
Getting a quantum computing advantage
Province supports quantum computing research to grow B.C.’s tech economy, train future innovators
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Labour
Better crane safety protections coming for workers
(Updated March 3, 2026) New licensing, permitting will strengthen WorkSafeBC’s oversight of crane safety
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Mining and Critical Minerals
Province approves Eskay Creek mine, first Declaration Act Section 7 agreement
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
New legislation will strengthen oversight of international education
New Indigenous law wing supports learning Indigenous legal traditions
Students at the University of Victoria (UVic) law school now have a dedicated space to learn Indigenous laws and legal traditions with the opening of the new Indigenous law wing.
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Province reviews public post-secondary system to ensure long-term sustainability
The Province is launching an independent review to strengthen the public post-secondary education system and ensure it is sustainable and well-positioned to support people in British Columbia and B.C.’s economic growth.
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Public Safety and Solicitor General
Chief coroner’s statement on Tumbler Ridge
Dr. Jatinder Baidwan, chief coroner, has released the following statement regarding the decision to direct an inquest into the events that occurred in Tumbler Ridge on Feb. 10, 2026:
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Training sites approved to increase police recruits in B.C.
Police training locations in Vancouver, Victoria will be satellites of the justice institute
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Social Development and Poverty Reduction
External review of CLBC home-sharing program completed
The Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction has received the final report from the external review of Community Living BC’s (CLBC) home-sharing program.
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Barriers removed for couples in B.C. receiving disability assistance
Starting Dec. 1, 2025, couples where both members receive disability assistance will receive the same support allowance as they would if they were two single people.
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Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
Minister’s statement on FIFA World Cup 2026
Anne Kang, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, has issued the following statement as Tuesday, March 3, 2026, marks 100 days to go until the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Vancouver:
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Strengthening vital community supports through grants
Support for sports, environmental, public safety, school programming benefits communities in B.C.
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Transportation and Transit
New stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge fully open as Pattullo Bridge demolition begins
Section of Allenby Road in Duncan will close March 9-13 for tree removal
Drivers are advised that Allenby Road, from just past Boys Road to Miller Road in Duncan, will be closed daily March 9-13, 2026, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Improving B.C.’s permitting processes through regulatory changes
Updated regulations support homebuilding, wildfire recovery, site restoration, local economies
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