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Monday, January 16, 2017 10:00 AM
In 2011, Duane Elverum and Janet Moore of Simon Fraser University co-founded CityStudio, a learning hub in Vancouver that connects students, instructors, city staff and community members aiming to co-create solutions to real-world problems facing their city.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 10:15 AM
Government is investing more than $630,000 to find new ways for refugees and immigrants to join British Columbia’s growing economy.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016 2:45 PM
A study that will help create improved access to engineering and technology employment opportunities for people with disabilities is being launched in the Lower Mainland.
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Thursday, September 1, 2016 10:30 AM
This September, British Columbia will celebrate inclusive employers and the contributions of people with disabilities in the workplace with the third-annual Disability Employment Month.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016 1:00 PM
A new event promoting the bicycle as a healthy and convenient mode of transportation for shopping trips is getting a kick-start from a government-funded Job Creation Partnership.
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Friday, June 17, 2016 11:15 AM
The Province and partners collectively will be investing more than $7.5 million to support youth who are at risk of substance-use and mental-health concerns with the launch of a new, Integrated Youth Services Initiative.
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Monday, June 6, 2016 1:45 PM
More than 2,800 single parents on income and disability assistance are already getting the supports they need to find employment and build a more secure future through the Single Parent Employment Initiative (SPEI), a program that provides skills training or work experience and wrap-around supports.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016 9:30 AM
The Province is investing $761,038 to provide 75 at-risk youth with valuable work experience through temporary employment placements with social enterprises in the Lower Mainland and Greater Victoria regions.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016 9:30 AM
B.C. social enterprises make positive social, cultural and environmental contributions to the province, but until now, there has been limited information about the sector and its labour-market challenges.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016 8:45 AM
Eighteen job seekers will gain valuable work experience and contribute to the success of five local festivals, sports and community events, thanks to almost $110,000 in provincial funding from the Community and Employer Partnerships program.
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