On July 21st, a state of emergency began in B.C. based upon the recommendation from the BC Wildfire Service and Emergency Management BC. The state of emergency will be in effect for 14 days once issued and may be …
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Historic agreement brings together municipal, provincial, First Nations governments
An agreement signed this week by the Province, Leq’á:mel, Matsqui and Sumas First Nations and the City of Mission will return traditional lands to the First Nations and establish new public parklands and recreation areas. Under the agreement, the Province …
Canada announces historic first early learning and child care agreement
Full news release The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and the Premier of British Columbia, John Horgan, today announced an agreement that will significantly improve early learning and child care for children in the province. As part of this agreement, the …
Post-secondary return to in-person learning follows BC’s Restart plan : Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training
Students, faculty and staff at B.C.’s colleges and universities are being supported to come back together for in-person learning this fall, informed by the release of new Return-to-Campus Guidelines. This follows the announcement that B.C. has transitioned to Step 3 of …
B.C. police won’t do random roadside checks: public safety minister
Police in B.C. won’t be randomly stopping people on roads to make sure they aren’t travelling outside their health region during the pandemic, according to the public safety minister, even though the premier alluded to that as he announced the …
B.C. pledges $50 million to support restaurants, gyms affected by latest COVID-19 orders
The B.C. government is providing $50 million in financial relief for more than 14,000 restaurants, bars, breweries, wineries, gyms and fitness centers impacted by provincial health orders recently announced to combat COVID. The grant can also be used to cover …
New affordable housing project in Salmon Arm home for 100 residents
Low- to moderate-income residents are moving into 32 affordable rental homes, with the first phase of a new housing development opening in the community. “This development will help more than 100 families and individuals in Salmon Arm find safe and …
Health Canada received more Johnson & Johnson data on same day as U.S. approval
A decision on the one dose COVID-19 vaccine should be available in two weeks. On Saturday Health Canada received additional data required to inform its decision on Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine. This data is what health regulators need to …
Recent COVID vaccine results are encouraging
Evidence is mounting leading scientists to the conclusion that one dose of a leading vaccine may be almost as good as two. There is also news that in future Pfizer’s vaccine might not need to be kept in extraordinarily cold …
New addiction treatment, recovery beds coming soon
The pandemic has created additional challenges for people who are struggling with substance use and the organizations that support them. Under the previous government, investments in bed-based care did not meet demand, resulting in long waitlists and lack of service …