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Province adding $140 million to recovery grant program for small, medium-sized businesses
Application deadline for B.C. program extended to July 2 Lisa Cordasco B.C. businesses hard hit by the pandemic are being given more time to apply for grants of up to $30,000.B.C.’s Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation has extended …
B.C. launches restart plan to safely bring people back together
BC’s Restart is a careful, four-step plan focused on protecting people and safely getting life back to normal. Last updated: May 25, 2021 On this page: Understand the plan Step 1: Starting May 25 Step 2: Earliest start date June 15 Step …
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International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
“Today, May 17, is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. On this day in 1990, the World Health Organization declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder. We’ve come a long way since then. However, today remains an important day …
BCs paid sick leave will support workers, reimburse businesses
Workers will soon have access to a made-in-B.C. paid sick leave program that will support workers to stay home when they are sick during the pandemic and afterward, including permanent paid sick leave, as a result of legislation tabled Tuesday, …
COVID Immunization Information
Step 1: Register Registration is open to anyone ager 12 and over. Register now When you register, you will receive a confirmation number. Do not lose the number. You’ll need it later to book your vaccination appointment. I lost my confirmation number …
B.C. to offer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to kids 12+
We know the past months of uncertainty have not been easy, but are vaccine roll out is speeding up as we are expecting to receive over one million doses of the Pfizer vaccine this month. The Pfizer vaccine has now …
Public transit to be free for kids 12 and younger – a ‘bold’ B.C. budget line advocates applaud
Program could save families upwards of $50 per month If you have a child who’s 12 years old or younger, you soon won’t have to pay for their public transit pass. The B.C. government has unveiled a free transit plan …
Travel and COVID-19
Travel restrictions for non-essential travel in B.C. are in place until May 25 to stop the spread of COVID-19 and variants of concern. Fines can be given to people who leave their region for non-essential travel. Stay local and stay in your community. Do not …