Tag: BC Budget

Ferry advisory committee chair pleased with company changes included in BC budget

News Justin Goulet - February 26, 2018

POWELL RIVER, BC- The provincial government released its budget last week, and BC Ferries was one of the focuses...

Province on Track for Balanced Budget

News Justin Goulet - November 29, 2017

BC's Finance Minister has released second quarter budget results. Carole James says the forecast for growth in the province remains...

Child and Youth advocate says NDP government is moving in the right direction

News Justin Goulet - September 12, 2017

The Provincial Coordinator of First Call, BC's Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition, says the NDP government is going in...

Poverty Coalition not pleased with BC Budget

News Justin Goulet - February 26, 2017

The BC Poverty Coalition is disappointed after a comprehensive poverty strategy was left out of the provincial budget announcement....

MSP Premiums cut in half in 2017 BC Budget

News Justin Goulet - February 21, 2017

BC's Finance Minister has tabled a balanced budget. The financial plan was presented in the legislature Tuesday afternoon and contained...

BC Budget introduced this afternoon

News Justin Goulet - February 21, 2017

BC's Finance Minister will present the government's financial plan this afternoon. As is custom, little information on the budget...

Finance Minister hosts public telephone town hall tonight

News Justin Goulet - January 30, 2017

Finance Minister Michael de Jong will be hosting a telephone town hall for residents in the Vancouver Island and...

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Most British Columbians report seeing dangerous driving in school zones, survey finds

Provincial August 19, 2025

A survey by the British Columbia Automobile Association finds most British Columbians have witnessed dangerous driving in school zones.

B.C. housing starts decline in first half of 2025, bucking national trend

Provincial August 19, 2025

Housing starts in British Columbia fell four per cent between January and July compared to the same period last year.

B.C. tourism industry bracing for peak-season cancellations due to Air Canada strike

Provincial August 18, 2025

Tourism operators in B.C. are bracing for a possible financial hit after the union representing about 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants defied a back-to-work order.

School officials say B.C.’s new safety policies should come with provincial funding

Provincial August 15, 2025

B.C. school officials say the province’s move to require AEDs and naloxone kits in all public schools is a positive step, but some are concerned about a lack of provincial funding to support the requirements.

Dubai chocolate recall expands due to salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios

Provincial August 18, 2025

The Public Health Agency of Canada has added more brands of Dubai chocolate bars to the list of recalled products due to a salmonella outbreak in certain pistachio products.

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