BC’s new Policy on Prescribed Safer Supply

July 15, 2021 Victoria — To help save lives by separating more people from the poisoned illicit drug supply, British Columbia is phasing in a new policy to expand access to prescribed safer supply. B.C. is the first province in …

B.C. July 19, COVID-19 pandemic update

July 19, 2021 As of Friday, July 16, 2021, 79.5% (3,686,611) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 49.9% (2,310,888) received their second dose. In addition, 80.6% (3,485,949) of all …

Happy Pride Month!

Families come in many different forms . . . . June commemorates the origins of Pride month, a worldwide celebration of 2SLGBTQ+ people (Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning) and the history of the community. Pride is a …

Minimum Wage Increase

As of June 1st, the lowest paid workers in BC have had their wages increased to $15.20 per hour. Additionally, the unfair lower wages for liquor servers, which allows these workers (mostly women) to be paid less than minimum wage, …

Statement on Kamloops Indian Residential School

This afternoon, I had the opportunity to speak to the horrific revelations from Tk’emlups te Secwepemc last week. An Indigenous friend from Kamloops tells me, “It’s a near insurmountable task to overcome the lessons that generations of systemic racism taught …