Citizens' Services

Honourable Lisa Beare

Honourable Lisa Beare

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Citizens' Services

Order extended to support COVID-19 response

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 3:50 PM

Communication tools essential to the public sector’s response to COVID-19 will remain available to staff on the front lines of the pandemic.


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Cellular investments continue for B.C. highways

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 1:00 PM
Quesnel Search and Rescue’s command vehicle set up in the visitor parking lot at the Barkerville museum near Wells.

Cellular service is expanding along two B.C. highways, thanks to the Connecting British Columbia program’s record levels of investment in broadband and cellular infrastructure.


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Internet speeds get a boost in Clinton

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 8:30 AM

People living in Clinton now have modern high-speed internet access thanks to the completion of a project supported by the Connecting British Columbia program.


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More cellular service for B.C. highways

Monday, May 3, 2021 1:15 PM

Improved cellular service is coming to B.C. highways 95 and 97 as record investments from the Connecting British Columbia program continue to benefit people throughout the province.


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Complete cellular connectivity coming to ‘Highway of Tears’

Wednesday, April 7, 2021 9:15 AM

Thanks to federal and provincial investments, Highway 16 from Prince Rupert to Prince George will soon have cellular coverage along the entire route, fulfilling a critical recommendation to make the highway safer.


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Cellular service expanding along Highway 14

Wednesday, April 7, 2021 7:00 AM

Locals and travellers will soon be able to enjoy the benefits of cellular service along a large stretch of Vancouver Island’s Highway 14.


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Major connectivity investments for coastal communities

Friday, March 26, 2021 12:45 PM

A wave of connectivity investments this year will bring improved internet performance and reliability to people living in many of B.C.’s coastal communities.


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High-speed internet arrives in Wynndel

Friday, March 5, 2021 9:00 AM

People in the Creston Valley community of Wynndel can enjoy improved high-speed internet access, thanks to the completion of a project supported by the Connecting British Columbia program.


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Future is bright as a Button for local tech firm

Thursday, March 4, 2021 11:30 AM

When two employees at a small tech company landed in Victoria in early 2019 to compete for a government contract, they had no idea just how quickly their lives would change.


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Faster connectivity coming to 100+ communities

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:45 AM

People in rural and Indigenous communities throughout B.C. will benefit from record investments in connectivity projects to improve high-speed internet and expand cellular access along provincial highways.


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Westshore welcomes BC Public Service’s first fully mobile workspace

Thursday, February 18, 2021 10:30 AM

BC Public Service employees who live in the Westshore and surrounding communities can now work closer to home at the new Westhills ShareSpace – a modern, spacious and flexible co-working office.


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Service BC welcomes Health Insurance BC to provincial contact centre

Monday, February 1, 2021 8:30 AM

As part of government’s commitment to improving services for British Columbians, contact centre support for Health Insurance BC (HIBC) benefits and pharmaceutical programs and services is now provided at the Service BC provincial contact centre.


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Online tool helps people book appointments with Service BC

Tuesday, January 12, 2021 9:00 AM

People can now make an appointment online before visiting Service BC.


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Builder chosen for replacement jail, jobs coming to Nanaimo

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 8:00 AM

Hundreds of local construction jobs are coming to the mid-island as Stuart Olson Construction Ltd. was selected as the design-build team for the new Nanaimo Correctional Centre.  


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High-speed internet benefits people in rural and Indigenous communities

Tuesday, December 22, 2020 9:00 AM

Thousands more people in rural and Indigenous communities are benefiting from improved high-speed internet thanks to provincial investments in connectivity infrastructure projects.


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