April 27, 2021 Victoria — A first-of-its-kind $500-million strategic investment fund will provide B.C.-based businesses with capital to position the province as a front-runner in the post-pandemic economy. The B.C. government has introduced legislation to support the operations of InBC …

April 28, 2021 Prince Rupert — North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice has released the following statement: “Today, we remember fallen workers across Canada who lost their lives due to workplace injury or disease. “Workplace injuries and illnesses claimed the lives …

April 26, 2021 Victoria The B.C. government is adding more than $75 million to the Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant, bringing the amount available for hard-hit B.C. businesses to more than $125 million. The grant remains open to the 14,000 …

April 23, 2021 Victoria — Mental health supports are available to B.C. post-secondary international students who are affected by the new federal flight restrictions between India, Pakistan and Canada. Students who are feeling stressed or anxious about these new restrictions, …

April 23, 2021 Victoria — Melanie Mark, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport; Brenda Baptiste, chair, Indigenous Tourism BC; Walt Judas, CEO, Tourism Industry Association of BC; Ingrid Jarrett, president and CEO, BC Hotel Association; and Richard Porges, interim …

April 23, 2021 Victoria — To help keep communities safe and protect British Columbia’s health-care system from COVID-19, the Province is introducing travel restrictions that limit non-essential travel in B.C. On the advice of Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health …

April 18, 2021 Victoria — More than 1.8 million British Columbians will be invited to register for their COVID-19 vaccine in the week ahead as B.C.’s Get Vaccinated program moves forward. A new schedule for age cohorts to register ensures …

April 17, 2021 Victoria — The risk of spring flooding is elevated in B.C. due to an above normal snowpack. The entire province faces risk, particularly in parts of the Interior and the North. British Columbians are urged to follow …

April 20, 2021 Victoria — On April 8, 2021, the B.C. Court of Appeal granted a partial stay of the B.C. Supreme Court’s decision that ruled it was unconstitutional for the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) to make minor injury determinations …

April 19, 2021 Victoria — People born in 1981 or before (40+) living in the following 13 communities will be invited to book their vaccine appointments at additional community clinics starting this week (April 19-23), following a change in the …