More than 25 affordable homes preserved in Vernon
People living in Vernon will continue to have access to 26 affordable rental homes made possible through a recent purchase from the Rental Protection Fund.
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B.C. is taking strong, early action to keep people and communities safe through drought now, and in the years to come.
Get your minor illnesses checked and treated, renew your prescriptions, and get free birth control at a pharmacy.
Tenants and landlords can find information to guide them from the start of a residential tenancy to the end.
Explore careers in B.C. and related education and skills training pathways with the new Find Your Path tool.
More families will save time, money and stress as the Province moves forward with fully integrated before- and after-school care on school grounds.
The final legislative session for the 42nd parliament delivered action to help people in B.C. with new laws and measures aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures, delivering more homes for people with middle incomes and improving public health care.
The Province is securing a better future for B.C.’s forests and communities by taking better care of more old-growth forests, supporting local jobs and a building a more sustainable and resilient forestry industry.
From City of Port Moody: https://www.portmoody.ca/en/news/opening-ceremony-held-to-celebrate-phase-2-completion-for-inlet-park-redevelopment-project.aspx
First Nations can now acquire, hold and register land, such as fee simple land, leaseholds and other interests in their own names directly, just as individuals, Modern Treaty Nations and corporations already could.
People living in Vernon will continue to have access to 26 affordable rental homes made possible through a recent purchase from the Rental Protection Fund.
Indigenous individuals, families and Elders living in Vernon now have access to 35 new affordable homes with the opening of Thunderbird Manor – Phase 2.
A new secondary school project in the fast-growing Sooke School District will bring more new student seats for families.
From City of Chilliwack: https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=37&prshow=details&prid=573 (https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=37&prshow=details&prid=573)
Members of the shíshálh Nation are moving into new affordable homes with the opening of 34 rental units in Sechelt.
Families, seniors and Indigenous people will soon have access to more than 325 new below-market rental homes with construction underway on a development in Port Moody.
Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia:
The legislation that recognizes the Haida Nation’s Aboriginal title throughout Haida Gwaii received royal assent in the B.C. legislature on Thursday, May 16, 2024.
From the City of Fernie: https://fernie.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/172598/?preview=172599
To support government’s efforts to prevent invasive species, British Columbia’s chief veterinarian has issued an order making it illegal to transport watercraft in British Columbia with the drain plug still in place, as of May 17, 2024.
The B.C. Public Service acknowledges the territories of First Nations around B.C. and is grateful to carry out our work on these lands. We acknowledge the rights, interests, priorities, and concerns of all Indigenous Peoples - First Nations, Métis, and Inuit - respecting and acknowledging their distinct cultures, histories, rights, laws, and governments.