Following a merit-based recruitment process, Denese Espeut-Post has been appointed chair of the Mental Health Review Board for a four-year term effective Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. The review board is an independent tribunal established under Mental Health Act. The board conducts review panel hearings for patients admitted by physicians and detained involuntarily in provincial mental-health…
Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day: View the full article from the original source
From Indigenous Services Canada:https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada/news/2025/09/tsilhqotin-nation-canada-and-british-columbia-extend-coordination-agreement-advancing-first-nations-led-child-and-family-services.html The Tŝilhqot’in Nation Nitsilʔin-Qi (Council of Chiefs) together with the Honourable Mandy Gull- Masty, federal Minister of Indigenous Services and the Honourable Jodie Wickens, B.C. Minister of Children and Family Development, are proud to announce the signing of an amendment to the coordination agreement with the Tŝilhqot’in Nation, building on earlier commitments…
People experiencing or at risk of homelessness will soon have more housing options with the Province and the City of Kamloops partnering on a new temporary housing development. “Throughout B.C., we’re bringing people indoors so they have a safe place to stay with access to services that can help them stabilize their lives,” said Christine…
More than 350 new student beds and a dining hall are coming to Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s (KPU) Surrey campus, marking the first on-campus housing project for KPU. View the full article from the original source
The Province has appointed Larry Campbell to convene and co-ordinate partners in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) with the aim of improving the quality of life for all people who live and work in the neighbourhood. View the full article from the original source
Three years after their initial appointment, the Province has reappointed 10 members to the anti-racism data committee. View the full article from the original source
Drivers are advised the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) will be closed at Snowshed Hill from 12:01 a.m. until 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. This full closure of the northbound lanes is necessary to repair a deteriorating seam between the slow and middle lanes. This has been causing water to pool…
Ravi Parmar, Minister of Forests, has provided the following statement about extending the engagement process for modernizing the Heritage Conservation Act in B.C.: “We have formally been engaging to help find solutions and ways to update the Heritage Conservation Act, to make permitting faster and easier, help people and communities rebuild quicker after disasters, protect…
Highway 1 at Tank Hill will open to two lanes of traffic on the new overpass, restoring the grade separation between the highway and the railway. As of Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, vehicles are travelling on the permanent highway alignment following the completion of infrastructure upgrades aimed at improving safety and long-term resilience. The highway…