BC Gov News

The provincial government is committed to leading and supporting actions to end violence against Indigenous women and girls.

The B.C. Liquor Policy Review made 73 recommendations to modernize B.C.'s liquor laws and bring convenience, choice and selection to consumers.

BC Corrections, which has used electronic supervision (ES, also known as electronic monitoring) for nearly two decades, is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to explore opportunities to take advantage of advancements in related technology.

B.C.'s ground-breaking Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) law deters people from drinking and driving and enables police to remove drivers affected by alcohol immediately from the road.

B.C. has led the way nationally on tackling drinking and driving, and the results speak for themselves - an estimated 238 lives saved and a 52% reduction in alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities since B.C.'s Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) Program began in 2010.

In 2015-16, the B.C. government is investing almost $221 million in BC Corrections.

There was a time when news came at predictable hours of the day: a newspaper on your doorstep or a nightly newscast that we tuned into for our daily dose of local, regional and international information.

B.C. has an RCMP provincial force, 63 RCMP municipal forces, 11 independent municipal police departments, a First Nations-administered Police Service, the RCMP federal force, and the transit police.

B.C.'s Civil Forfeiture Office (CFO) seeks to forfeit the tools and proceeds of unlawful activity through the civil-court process and return forfeited funds to B.C. communities directly impacted by crime.

British Columbians are very aware of the prices they pay for their alcohol. Whether it's at a private or a government liquor store, you notice whether a six-pack costs you a dollar more at one location or a dollar less at another.