BC Gov News

Melanie Mark, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport; and Ravi Kahlon, a former Olympian and Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation; have released the following statement on the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Tokyo:

Melanie Mark, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport; Brenda Baptiste, chair, Indigenous Tourism BC; Walt Judas, CEO, Tourism Industry Association of BC; Ingrid Jarrett, president and CEO, BC Hotel Association; Anthony Everett, chair, BC Regional Tourism Secretariat; and Richard Porges, interim president and CEO, Destination BC, have released the following statement encouraging British Columbians to travel throughout B.C. this summer:

Sports fans in British Columbia and around the world can catch the action of high-stakes basketball competition as Victoria takes centre court to host the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Olympic qualifier. 

Indigenous tourism businesses in B.C. have received over $28 million for 60 projects to support recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Government is inviting bidders to submit their qualifications to design and build the Royal BC Museum’s collections and research building.

Melanie Mark, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport; Brenda Baptiste, chair, Indigenous Tourism BC; Walt Judas, CEO, Tourism Industry Association of BC; Ingrid Jarrett, president and CEO, BC Hotel Association; Anthony Everett, chair of the BC Regional Tourism Secretariat; and Richard Porges, interim president and CEO, Destination BC, have released the following statement on the resumption of non-essential travel within B.C.: