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B.C. commits to early pensions for wildfire fighters

B.C. is negotiating earlier pensions for wildland firefighters helping align their benefits with those of other public-safety occupations while they protect communities from increasingly challenging…

Boosted BC Family Benefit cheques on the way

Increased BC Family Benefit payments arriving in bank accounts this summer will help families with rising expenses due to inflation, an Office of the Premier…

Barrier to First Nation land registration eliminated

First Nations can now acquire, hold and register land, such as fee simple land, leaseholds and other interests in their own names directly, just as…

Government and RCMP warn of fake PayBC website

The British Columbia government is warning people about a scam involving its PayBC website, where an “identical fake website” is collecting personal and credit card…

Land Owner Transparency Registry search fees removed

The B.C. government has announced the elimination of search fees for the province’s Land Owner Transparency Registry (LOTR), with an eye on eliminating money laundering….

Homeowner grant provides property tax relief

The homeowner grant will continue to cover 92% of homes with the threshold set at $2.15 million for 2024, the Ministry of Finance reported. To…

College CUPE support staff ratify agreement

Agreements covering about 2,100 Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) support staff at five post-secondary institutions were today ratified under the province’s Shared Recovery Mandate,…

COVID-19 vaccination policy rescinded for B.C. public servants

Beginning April 3, BC Public Service employees will no longer be required to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19. The decision to rescind the policy…

Homebuyer protection period begins in B.C.

A mandatory three-business-day homebuyer protection period began Jan. 3. The protection period is to give homebuyers more time to secure financing or arrange home inspections,…