BC Gov News

Tsur Somerville and Brigitte Unger have been appointed to join the Province’s Expert Panel on Money Laundering.

Crews are starting to build a temporary road for residents of Old Fort to access the community, now that the area surrounding the landslide is stable enough to start work.

Arrangements are being made to ensure that British Columbians continue to receive cheques and critical documents in the event of a Canada Post labour disruption.

Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is available to eligible British Columbians in Electoral Area C of the Peace River Regional District, who may have been affected by landslides that began on Sept. 30, 2018.

The Government of British Columbia has appointed five new directors to the board of the BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC).

Effective Oct. 19, 2018, British Columbia's new chief judge will be Melissa Gillespie. She has been serving as the acting chief judge since May 2018 following former chief judge Thomas Crabtree’s appointment to the B.C. Supreme Court.

Katrine Conroy, Minister Responsible for the Columbia River Treaty, issued the following statement after this week’s treaty negotiation meetings in Portland, Ore.:

The Trans-Canada Highway will be closed and traffic will be detoured for six hours from midnight to 6 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018.

Drivers can expect delays on the Lions Gate Bridge from 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21 until 5:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 22, while crews replace the second bearing at the south tower as part of necessary maintenance work.