Connecting students with the skills they need to succeed in our changing world is the key goal of British Columbia’s new curriculum – and $6 million announced by Premier Christy Clark will invest in training for teachers to teach coding and the new curriculum, as well as for computers for classrooms.

Premier Christy Clark and Education Minister Don McRae celebrated the official grand opening of the new $55.7-million Burnaby Central Secondary school today with students, parents, teachers, school board officials and local dignitaries.

Students at Simon Fraser University's Burnaby campus are learning and practising research methods with state-of-the-art equipment after an intense renovation updated the chemistry wing of Shrum Science Centre.

British Columbia families buying a new home may take advantage of new housing relief measures that take effect on April 1, 2012.

Joined by kindergarten children at Morley elementary school, Premier Christy Clark announced the expansion in B.C. of the internationally recognized Roots of Empathy anti-bullying program.

To celebrate Earth Day and build on B.C.'s leadership on green energy and green jobs, Premier Christy Clark announced provincial funding for a new biomass energy project at Simon Fraser University that will eliminate 11,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases every year.