Expanded BC Timber Sales mandate builds stronger forestry sector
The Province is expanding and strengthening the role of BC Timber Sales (BCTS), to ensure B.C.’s forests continue to support good forestry jobs and...
New job-protected medical leave in effect for workers facing serious illness,...
Workers with a serious illness or injury can now take as many as 27 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave within a 12-month period to undergo...
Funding supports community adult literacy programs in B.C.
People looking to improve their reading, writing, math and digital skills will continue to benefit from access to free adult literacy programs throughout B.C.
The...
B.C. improving community resilience through climate adaptation
To better protect people and improve community defences against climate change, the Province is providing funding to communities across British Columbia for disaster risk...
BC SCHOOL SPORTS BOYS BASKETBALL PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS COME TO AN END
There would be no heartbreak in 2023 for the Semiahmoo Thunderbirds.
Finalists 12 months ago, the Thunderbirds defeated the Fleetwood Park Dragons 73-40 on Saturday...
B.C. officials warn residents to take care when they return to...
VANCOUVER _ As an out-of-control wildfire still burns near West Kelowna, B.C., officials in the region say evacuated residents should brace themselves for their...
BC Highway Patrol uses 277 Mandatory Alcohol Screenings to keep roads...
The combined road safety efforts of BC Highway Patrol led to 226 tickets and 362 roadside breath demands. Of those breath demands, 277 were...
KPU Surrey will welcome first on-campus housing
More than 350 new student beds and a dining hall are coming to Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s (KPU) Surrey campus, marking the first on-campus housing project...
World-Class Softball returns to Surrey at 2025 Canada Cup
Surrey, B.C. — The 2025 Canada Cup International Softball Championship will take place from July 4–13, 2025, at Softball City in Surrey. The tournament will...
Housing targets deliver more than 16,000 homes, new priority communities added
More people are finding homes as the Province and municipalities boost housing delivery through targets, with new communities joining the program.
Housing targets have delivered 16,130 net new homes, built...