Dear Neighbour: I thought I’d send you a quick update on a major announcement made by our Ministry of Transportation yesterday: Regulations have been finalized and released that will allow ridesharing services to operate in our province as soon as …
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Immunization record reporting to be made mandatory in province
BC Government News. Press release. June 28th, 2019. As quoted: Ministry of Health Ministry of Education NEWS RELEASE Immunization status reporting next step in ongoing effort to protect against outbreaks VANCOUVER – Parents and guardians will be expected to provide …
CleanBC program seeks to help province combat climate change
BC Government News. June 27th, 2019. As quoted: Many government buildings will become smarter and more energy efficient in an effort to tackle climate change, thanks to the Province’s new CleanBC Government Buildings Program. “The B.C. government is leading by …
BC opens online survey to receive public input on daylight saving time
BC Government News. June 24th, 2019. As quoted: British Columbians are invited to share their views on how time should be observed in B.C. Most areas of B.C. “spring forward” into daylight saving time during summer months and “fall back” to …
B.C.’s ‘Pathway to Hope’ plans improved services for mental health and addictions care
BC Government News. June 26th, 2019. As quoted: People experiencing mental health and addictions challenges will soon have better access to the services they need, thanks to a new vision for care outlined in A Pathway to Hope: A roadmap …
BC families to benefit from increased climate action tax credit
BC Government News. Press release. July 2nd, 2019. As quoted: Nearly 50% of B.C. families will receive more for their climate action tax credit this week, putting money back in their pockets and helping make life more affordable. On Friday, …
Under 35? Money Laundering: the Vancouver Model– Free event, Thursday June 27
WEBSITE: https://www.cobaltstrategy.ca/vanmodel Cobalt Strategy Group is excited to partner with the SFU Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue and the WEF Global Shapers – Vancouver Hub to present a panel dialogue for our second Exchange event titled Money Laundering: The Vancouver Model. For this dialogue, we …
Farewell to Bayview! See you there tomorrow night (Wed.) June 19
Vote! And get to know your candidates. Electoral Area A by-election for those living at UBC/UEL.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/electoral-area-a-the-strange-b-c-byelection-for-a-place-with-no-local-government-1.5143887 Click to access EAA-By-election_Candidate-Profiles.pdf INFORMATION FOR VOTERS REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE If you (1) cannot physically attend a voting place, or (2) will be out of town on both advance and general voting days, or (3) live …
Laundered money funded $5.3B in BC real estate purchases in 2018
As quoted in the article: CBC British Columbia·Updated Laundered money funded $5.3B in B.C. real estate purchases in 2018, report reveals 2 reports point to numerous gaps allowing criminals entry to province’s housing market Bethany Lindsay · CBC News · Posted: May 08, 2019 …