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Province helping industry power up with clean electricity
Thursday, January 28, 2021 9:30 AM
In partnership with the Government of Canada, the Province and BC Hydro are reducing rates and lowering the costs of connecting to the electricity grid to help industries, public transportation agencies and neighbourhood energy systems reduce greenhouse gas emissions and attract new clean tech industries to British Columbia.
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Fund helps forest sector with COVID-19 costs
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 3:35 PM
The province is delivering relief to small- and medium-sized forestry businesses for the extra costs of keeping their employees and communities safe, while operating through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Provincial drought, water-scarcity conditions
Thursday, July 22, 2021 1:10 PM
Drought and water scarcity continues to impact most of the southern half of British Columbia.
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Government Operations
B.C. takes next steps to protect people with COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan
Friday, January 22, 2021 10:40 AM
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British Columbians are a step closer to receiving their COVID-19 immunizations, with additional details and timelines released for the largest and most complex immunization plan to ever roll out in B.C.
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Joint statement on B.C.’s COVID-19 response, latest updates
Friday, January 29, 2021 4:25 PM
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Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia:
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Mink test positive for SARS-CoV-2
Monday, July 26, 2021 1:05 PM
Two mink have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans, on a farm under quarantine after it had mink test positive in May 2021.
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Multiculturalism
Joint statement on Black Shirt Day
Friday, January 15, 2021 11:30 AM
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Rachna Singh, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, and Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Education, have released the following statement to mark Black Shirt Day on Jan. 15, 2021:
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Province honours outstanding contributions that combat racism
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 6:00 PM
Forty-five individuals and organizations were recognized for their excellence in fostering inclusiveness and anti-racism efforts as this year’s nominees of the B.C. Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Awards.
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Ministers’ statement on the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games
Thursday, July 22, 2021 6:15 AM
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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:
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Services
Province launches FireSmart Economic Recovery Fund
Thursday, January 28, 2021 11:03 AM
The B.C. government is investing $10 million in a new FireSmart Economic Recovery Fund, as part of its economic recovery plan to create jobs and help communities cope with the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Training more health-care assistants to support B.C.’s seniors
Thursday, January 21, 2021 8:30 AM
An $8.4-million investment in education and training programs will enable people to train for high-demand jobs as health-care assistants caring for B.C.’s seniors.
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Mass timber innovation investment continues to propel industry
Friday, July 16, 2021 12:00 PM
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Building on the success of the first intake of the Mass Timber Demonstration Program, the B.C. government is investing an additional $2 million to open a second intake.
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