HOSTING, TICKETING PROGRAM SHOWCASES B.C. TO THE WORLD

VICTORIA – The Province has released details of its 2010 Olympic and Paralympic business hosting strategy.

B.C. TO SEEK AND TREAT MOST VULNERABLE HIV PATIENTS

VANCOUVER – A unique pilot program will get underway shortly in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and Prince George to seek and treat vulnerable populations who are either undiagnosed or untreated for HIV.

PARALYMPIC TORCH RELAY CELEBRATIONS RECEIVE GRANTS

VICTORIA – The Province has finalized the 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay Community Grants Program, distributing $159,975 to support nine celebrations across B.C. for the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DVD HELPS OLDER ADULTS MOVE FOR LIFE

VICTORIA – A new DVD that includes educational resources will teach older British Columbians how they can be more physically active in their communities and encourage healthy lifestyles for the province’s aging population, announced Ida Chong, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport.

H1N1 FLU VIRUS (HUMAN SWINE FLU) UNDER SURVEILLANCE

VICTORIA – The Province continues to monitor and respond to the spread of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus. In B.C., the second wave of the H1N1 pandemic has peaked and now officially passed.