People experiencing or at risk of poverty and homelessness will soon have better and faster access to supports through proposed amendments to employment assistance legislation that was introduced on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. “Poverty reduction and homelessness prevention are about …
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Proposed Motor Vehicle Act amendments support emerging technology
People who choose new types of transport, like e-scooters, electric unicycles or Segways, to get around will benefit from proposed amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act, introduced on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. If passed, the amendments will establish a regulatory …
Minister’s statement on climate strikes
George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, has issued the following statement with respect to climate strikes happening around the province and the world: “One year ago, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg began a movement that has only grown …
Students provided with free menstrual products in schools
Education and community partners gathered to celebrate the official launch of the New Westminster School District’s efforts to provide stigma-free access to menstrual products for all students. “By reducing barriers for students to these necessary products, the New Westminster School …
Province seeks feedback to ban, reduce, recycle more plastics
British Columbians are invited to have their say on proposed new actions to reduce the plastic waste polluting the province’s waterways, environment and landfills. “The message from British Columbians is loud and clear – we need to take action to …
Government to hold public inquiry into money laundering
The Province will hold a public inquiry into money laundering that has distorted British Columbia’s economy, fuelled the overdose crisis and driven up housing prices. The decision to proceed with a commission of inquiry follows three independent reviews that found …
Changes to employment standards will better protect children, support workers
New legislation to bolster British Columbia’s employment standards will better protect children and youth from dangerous work, and deliver improved support for workers whose rights have been violated. “When British Columbians head out to their workplace, they need to know …
Budget 2019 creates opportunities, makes life better for people
Budget 2019 is creating opportunities for all British Columbians by delivering a new B.C. Child Opportunity Benefit for kids up to the age of 18, removing interest from B.C. student loans, reducing taxes for businesses and investing in clean energy …
Minister’s statement on BC Coroners Service report on deaths from illicit drug overdoses
The BC Coroners Service’s 2018 Data Release for illicit Drug Overdose Deaths in British Columbia has stated that in 2018, 1,489 people died by overdose due to a poisoned, unregulated drug supply. In response, Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health …
Statement on reconciliation process between Province and Office of the Wet’suwet’en
The Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs, Premier John Horgan and Scott Fraser, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, have issued the following statement to mark the start of a new reconciliation process: The Office of the Wet’suwet’en and Province of British Columbia are committed …