StrongerBC Economic Plan helps agritech grow | BC Gov News

“Making B.C.’s food system more sustainable and resilient helps build a stronger economy and prosperous farming communities,” said Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries. The regulation allows for more intensive farming, known as vertical farming, where crops are grown in vertically stacked layers, maximizing space and reducing energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. […]

Funding supports Indigenous tourism recovery | BC Gov News

“Before the pandemic, Indigenous tourism was one of the fastest-growing sectors of the tourism industry. It will provide support for Indigenous businesses to expand their reach through purchasing new digital and online tools, delivering training programs to assist businesses in developing marketable tourism products and working with interested First Nations to develop and market tourism […]

Don’t let cannabis candy spook kids, parents | BC Gov News

The dangers posed to young people by illegal, colourful packaging are frequently compounded by the high THC concentration in the unregulated product that the packaging contains. In British Columbia, only adults 19 and older may purchase, possess and consume non-medical cannabis products. “As restrictions are beginning to lift for fully vaccinated people, more adults will […]