BC Gov News

The BC Coroners Service has scheduled a public inquest into the death of James Daniel McIntyre beginning on Sept. 28, 2020, at 9:30 a.m. at the Dawson Creek Courthouse located at 1201 103 Ave.

A $13-million investment by the Province will enable the University of Victoria (UVic) to build its much-anticipated National Centre for Indigenous Laws.

British Columbia’s new Arbitration Act has come into force, modernizing the province’s domestic arbitration system and improving access to justice through out-of-court options. 

Holding traffic court at school sites and retired judges returning to service are two of several recent actions taken by government and the provincial court to help reduce pandemic-related backlogs and delays.

The Government of British Columbia is appointing three new provincial court judges and reappointing three senior provincial court judges to increase access to justice for British Columbians.

The BC Coroners Service has published updated reports on illicit drug toxicity deaths and fentanyl-detected drug deaths for the first six months of 2020, with 175 illicit drug toxicity deaths reported in June.

The Province has released the first annual report on progress for implementing the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.

Government has introduced amendments to the Mental Health Act to improve the care and safety of youth under the age of 19 who are experiencing severe problematic substance use by providing short-term involuntary emergency stabilization care following an overdose.

Government has introduced legislation to enable courts to accept electronic wills and to permit the remote witnessing of wills.

Bruce Ralston, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, has released the following statement on the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) expanding fuel price transparency for select British Columbia cities: