Despite fires, floods and issues, update on B.C. finances encouraging

VICTORIA — Two weeks ago Finance Minister Carole James closed the books on the financial year the new NDP government shared with the departing B.C. Liberals.
Worst wildfire season in B.C. history. Bridge tolls abolished. Head start on phasing out medical service premiums, paying down mess Liberals left behind at B.C. Hydro and ICBC. Still, budget in surplus, debt down by $1 billion.
Friday, James delivered an update on the current financial year — the first with the New Democrat