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Tuesday, Sep 27
9:00am
Camosun College open textbooks
Tue, September 27, 9:00am - 10:00am
Victoria, BC
VICTORIA – Students at Camosun College are saving thousands of dollars with the use of open textbooks rather than paying for traditional textbooks. Instructors at Camosun have helped create open textbooks for use in the skilled trades, significantly reducing student-education costs while giving instructors the flexibility to adapt and customize their course materials. Media are invited to join Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson to meet a class of students who are using the textbooks as part of a plumbing program. Event Date: Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 Time: 9 a.m. Location: Jack White Building, classroom 123 Camosun College, Interurban Campus 4461 Interurban Rd. Victoria Special instructions: Parking for media is available in campus centre lot P7.
2:30pm
Employment opportunities for people with disabilities
Tue, September 27, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Members of the media are invited to attend an announcement about funding for a project that is related to employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Darryl Plecas, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors and Accessibility and MLA for Abbotsford South, will be present on behalf of Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation Michelle Stilwell. He will make the announcement during a speech to the B.C. Partners in Workforce Innovation as they celebrate inclusive employers as part of Disability Employment Month in B.C. Event Date: Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 Time: 2:30 p.m. Location: C | Prime Restaurant (Century Plaza Hotel) 1015 Burrard St. Vancouver

#RoyalTour to BC

Monday, August 22, 2016 12:34 PM

The unique beauty of Canada’s West Coast and the rugged wildness of the North will be front and centre during The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s second official Royal Tour to Canada.


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UBCM 2016

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Friday, September 23, 2016 3:14 PM

The Union of BC Municipalities annual convention is being held in Victoria, B.C. September 26-30 at the Victoria Convention Centre. More than 1,800 delegates will attend the annual event that includes workshops, clinics, resolution and debates, as well as speeches from the Premier, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development and the Leader of the Opposition. 


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Traffic delays on TransCanada Highway, west of Revelstoke

Monday, September 26, 2016 4:30 PM

Drivers can expect the following delays on the TransCanada Highway, 19 kilometres west of Revelstoke, as crews work to install the Remote Avalanche Control Systems.


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B.C. invests $10.5 million to support tourism in 14 resort communities

Monday, September 26, 2016 3:00 PM

The Government of British Columbia is investing $10.5 million in 14 resort communities for projects that help enhance local tourism infrastructure and amenities.


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Major tourism funding for Golden

Monday, September 26, 2016 2:30 PM

As British Columbia experiences some of its strongest tourism growth in years, Golden is receiving $689,171 from the Province’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) to support its tourism industry.


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Major tourism funding for Kimberley

Monday, September 26, 2016 2:30 PM

As British Columbia experiences some of its strongest tourism growth in years, Kimberley is receiving $71,785 from the Province’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) to support its tourism industry.


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Major tourism funding for Radium

Monday, September 26, 2016 2:30 PM

As British Columbia experiences some of its strongest tourism growth in years, the Village of Radium Hot Springs is receiving $112,025 from the Province’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) to support its tourism industry.


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Major tourism funding for Invermere

Monday, September 26, 2016 2:30 PM

As British Columbia experiences some of its strongest tourism growth in years, Invermere is receiving $164,450 from the Province’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) to support its tourism industry.


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Major tourism funding for Revelstoke

Monday, September 26, 2016 2:30 PM

As British Columbia experiences some of its strongest tourism growth in years, Revelstoke is receiving $583,057 from the Province’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) to support its tourism industry.


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Major tourism funding for Rossland

Monday, September 26, 2016 2:30 PM

As British Columbia experiences some of its strongest tourism growth in years, Rossland is receiving $44,997 from the Province’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) to support its tourism industry.


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Major tourism funding for Tofino

Monday, September 26, 2016 2:30 PM

As British Columbia experiences some of its strongest tourism growth in years, Tofino is receiving $667,047 from the Province’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) to support its tourism industry.


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Major tourism funding for Ucluelet

Monday, September 26, 2016 2:30 PM

As British Columbia experiences some of its strongest tourism growth in years, Ucluelet is receiving $206,546 from the Province’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) to support its tourism industry.


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Advisory group applies the small business lens

Monday, September 26, 2016 2:15 PM

The B.C. Small Business Roundtable has released its 11th annual report which includes recommendations on how the Province can continue applying a small business lens to public policies to achieve its goal of making British Columbia the most small business-friendly jurisdiction in North America.


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New Illegal Firearms Task Force

Monday, September 26, 2016 2:00 PM

A key deliverable in British Columbia’s $23-million expanded Guns and Gangs Strategy is underway with the creation of an Illegal Firearms Task Force.


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Great Bear Rainforest legacy established

Monday, September 26, 2016 1:30 PM

A new $1-million trust will be established to commemorate the visit of Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and celebrate the endorsement of the Great Bear Rainforest under The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy initiative.


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Tuesday, Sep 27
9:00am
Camosun College open textbooks
Tue, September 27, 9:00am - 10:00am
Victoria, BC
VICTORIA – Students at Camosun College are saving thousands of dollars with the use of open textbooks rather than paying for traditional textbooks. Instructors at Camosun have helped create open textbooks for use in the skilled trades, significantly reducing student-education costs while giving instructors the flexibility to adapt and customize their course materials. Media are invited to join Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson to meet a class of students who are using the textbooks as part of a plumbing program. Event Date: Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 Time: 9 a.m. Location: Jack White Building, classroom 123 Camosun College, Interurban Campus 4461 Interurban Rd. Victoria Special instructions: Parking for media is available in campus centre lot P7.
2:30pm
Employment opportunities for people with disabilities
Tue, September 27, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Members of the media are invited to attend an announcement about funding for a project that is related to employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Darryl Plecas, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors and Accessibility and MLA for Abbotsford South, will be present on behalf of Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation Michelle Stilwell. He will make the announcement during a speech to the B.C. Partners in Workforce Innovation as they celebrate inclusive employers as part of Disability Employment Month in B.C. Event Date: Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 Time: 2:30 p.m. Location: C | Prime Restaurant (Century Plaza Hotel) 1015 Burrard St. Vancouver

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