VICTORIA – Fifty-eight local governments across B.C. will share $819,400 from the second round of the Province’s annual Infrastructure Planning Grant program, helping them to study the feasibility of infrastructure projects in their communities, Community Development Minister Blair Lekstrom announced.[read more]

VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Aboriginal business sector will be celebrated in a new annual award program announced today by Premier Gordon Campbell and Keith Mitchell, chair of the BC Achievement Foundation.[read more]

VICTORIA – Seniors and people with disabilities will now have easier access to programs that offer equipment and assistive devices thanks to $858,000 of funding and donations for the first Personal Supports Centre that officially opened today, announced Rich Coleman, Minister of Housing and Social Development.[read more]

VICTORIA – LiveSmart BC is encouraging small business to take action against climate change and is also partnering with BC Hydro to offer free energy assessments to small businesses, announced Kevin Krueger, Minister of Small Business and Revenue, and Richard Neufeld, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.[read more]

SQUAMISH – Government has provided $1.4 million for a land acquisition by Capilano University, announced Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development.[read more]

VICTORIA – Highland Valley Copper (the proponent) has received an environmental assessment (EA) certificate for the Highland Valley Centre for Sustainable Waste Management project.[read more]

This year’s Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5-11, will focus on teaching British Columbians how to prevent injury or death from the leading causes of house fires: cooking, heating, electrical equipment and smoking materials.[read more]

VANCOUVER – A new program will make charitable donations on behalf of B.C. volunteers to honour their contribution and mark the province’s 150th anniversary year, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.[read more]

The Province will expand the number of woodlots, creating more opportunities for individuals, small business, and First Nations to benefit from forestry for decades to come.[read more]

SALT SPRING ISLAND – Provincial and community partners gathered today for the official opening of a new $5-million housing development for individuals and families at risk of homelessness.[read more]

RICHMOND – Nineteen society and business leaders, volunteers, groups and police officers received recognition today of their varied, innovative efforts to curb crime in their communities, at the 10th annual Solicitor General Community Safety and Crime Prevention Awards.[read more]

VICTORIA – In advance of World Teacher’s Day on Oct. 5, Education Minister Shirley Bond made the following statement:[read more]

DELTA – The Province is investing over $185,000 to help construct the Nordel Way Cycle Path, supporting a greener, and more connected community, announced Dave S. Hayer, Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism and Immigration and Surrey-Tynehead MLA, on behalf of Community Development Minister Blair Lekstrom.[read more]

KELOWNA - Provincial and community partners gathered to celebrate the official opening of The John Howard Society of the Central and South Okanagan’s Cardington Apartments, a new 30-unit supportive housing development to address homelessness in Kelowna.[read more]

As the new Minister of Small Business and Revenue, I am very pleased to be participating in British Columbia's second annual Small Business Month, proclaimed Oct. 1, 2008. Our government is working hard to cultivate strong partnerships to support small business in B.C.[read more]

BURNABY – A celebration at Kwantlen Polytechnic University marks the installation of the university’s first chancellor, an important milestone in the transition to university status in keeping with government’s commitment to expand B.C.’s public university system, said Advanced Education and Labour market Development Minister Murray Coell.[read more]

VICTORIA – Doig River Environmental LP (the proponent) has received an environmental assessment (EA) certificate for the Peejay Secure Landfill project.[read more]

VICTORIA – Teachers from across British Columbia will be invited to gather in Vancouver on Nov. 28 to explore the best ways to support student success at the third annual Teachers’ Congress, Education Minister Shirley Bond announced.[read more]

VICTORIA – The Society of Management Accountants of British Columbia and the Society of Management Accountants of Alberta have agreed to labour mobility for their members in compliance with the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement between B.C. and Alberta, Technology, Trade and Economic Development Minister Ida Chong announced.[read more]

VICTORIA – Eric Jordan is the new co-president of the Premier’s Technology Council.[read more]

VICTORIA – An innovative program that gives patients access to new, breakthrough treatments that would otherwise be unavailable for blood diseases such as leukemia and multiple myeloma, is being boosted with $2 million from the Province, announced Health Services Minister George Abbott.[read more]

LADNER – A $215,000 capital funding contribution from the Province has helped open the doors to Bright Eyes Academy, a new child-care centre adjacent to Holly Elementary School in the Delta school district.[read more]

VICTORIA – Lower-income British Columbians and their families will soon receive the Climate Action Tax Credit to offset the cost of the carbon tax, Finance Minister Colin Hansen announced.[read more]

ABBOTSFORD – One of the province’s newest StrongStart BC centres has officially opened at the Aboriginal Education Centre in the Abbotsford school district, Abbotsford-Mount Lehman MLA Michael de Jong and Abbotsford-Clayburn MLA John Van Dongen announced.[read more]

VICTORIA – A new, world-class sports and education centre in Victoria will help build a healthier nation and fuel Canada’s sport performance, thanks to a $24.5-million investment by the provincial government, Advanced Education and Labour Market Development Minister Murray Coell said.[read more]

VICTORIA – New agreements signed by the Province and Blueberry River First Nations provide economic benefits and a critical First Nations voice in land and resource decision-making in the Peace River area, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Michael de Jong announced.[read more]

MERRITT – The process to decommission the toll booths on the Coquihalla Highway is underway, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.[read more]

VANCOUVER – Premier Gordon Campbell has called byelections for the Vancouver-Burrard and Vancouver-Fairview electoral districts for Oct. 29, 2008.[read more]

PRINCE GEORGE – An agreement that will see B.C. and Alberta co-operate to enhance community safety and team up to tackle gang crime and repeat offenders was one of the highlights of the sixth British Columbia-Alberta joint cabinet meeting, held in Prince George.[read more]

VICTORIA – A record number of free tutoring programs will help B.C. adults upgrade their education or improve their English this year so they can make the most of their potential, Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development, announced.[read more]