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June 19, 2008
MANY WINNERS IN MAKE A CASE AGAINST RACISM Read More »
VANCOUVER - Sixteen youth artists from across B.C. are winners in the Make A Case Against Racism contest, Attorney General and Minister responsible for Multiculturalism Wally Oppal, Education Minister Shirley Bond and Music BC Industry Association...
June 16, 2008
HISTORIC GOVERNMENT OFFICE REOPENS FOR 150TH ANNIVERSARY Read More »
The historic Government Agent's office in Barkerville has reopened as part of the 150th anniversary of B.C. Government Agents, Minister of Labour and Citizens' Services Olga Ilich and Minister of State for Mining Kevin Krueger announced today.
May 24, 2008
$2.7 MILLION TO STRENGTHEN VICTIM SERVICES ACROSS B.C. Read More »
On May 24 in Surrey, Solicitor General John van Dongen announced that front-line services to crime victims across B.C. will receive an average funding increase of 22 per cent this year, as the Province injects $2.7 million more into victim services...
May 20, 2008
NORTHERN GROW-OP LARGEST EVER FORFEITED Read More »
WILLIAMS LAKE - The site of the largest marijuana grow-op ever subject to civil forfeiture action - one that could have produced more than 22,000 plants in a year - has now been forfeited to the Province, Solicitor General John van Dongen announced...
April 1, 2008
CRD AND PROVINCE PARTNER TO CLEAN UP MILLSTREAM MEADOWS Read More »
VICTORIA - The Province and the Capital Regional District (CRD) have reached an agreement to remediate the Millstream Meadows site in the Highlands by providing $10 million in funding for the clean up, Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Pat Bell and...
March 30, 2008
B.C. ADDS ACUPUNCTURE AS A SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT Read More »
VICTORIA - On April 1, 2008, British Columbia will be the first Canadian province to offer acupuncture treatments as a supplementary benefit for Medical Services Plan premium assistance recipients.
March 29, 2008
NEW TOBACCO LAWS PROMOTE A HEALTHIER B.C. Read More »
VICTORIA - New regulations take effect in British Columbia on March 31 to restrict the promotion and sale of tobacco products, and ban smoking in indoor public spaces and workplaces.
March 17, 2008
PROJECT TO ENSURE RELIABLE POWER FOR VANCOUVER ISLAND Read More »
VICTORIA - The construction of overhead lines for the Tsawwassen segment of the Vancouver Island Transmission Reinforcement (VITR) Project will move forward, following more than three years of extensive public consultations, two independent studies...
March 14, 2008
SCHOOL FUNDING INCREASES AS ENROLMENT CONTINUES TO DROP Read More »
VICTORIA - B.C. school districts will share the highest education budget ever, a $122-million increase over last year despite the continuing trend of declining enrolment, Education Minister Shirley Bond announced today.
March 11, 2008
A FIVE-YEAR HIGH FOR B.C.'S DOMESTIC FILM PRODUCTION Read More »
VICTORIA - British Columbia remains a strong contender in film and television production, with a record year in domestic film production, announced Tourism, Sport and the Arts Minister Stan Hagen. BC Film Commission statistics show film and...
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