Women entering or currently in a career in the building trades can look forward to improved workplace supports, services and practices thanks to a recent sector labour market project.

The Province is investing in a community-based adult literacy program in Burnaby to ensure adult learners have the writing, reading, math and computer skills they need to write a resume, get involved in their communities and pursue further education.

Ravi Kahlon, Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Multiculturalism, marked the official proclamation of KidSport BC Week with an announcement of $400,000 in funding at the annual Ritchie Bros. Corporate Kids Challenge 2017 this past weekend.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a male whose remains were found near Hardy Mountain near Grand Forks in June 2017.

Up to 32 Aboriginal residents from the Metro Vancouver area are receiving training for welding and metal fabrication jobs, thanks to support from the federal and provincial governments.

The B.C. government is teaming up with Sprott Shaw College and local employers to help close the gender gap in the Lower Mainland trades industry.

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) will be home to a new Health Sciences Centre for Advanced Simulation (HSCAS) that will educate and train future health care professionals to meet the growing demands of British Columbian families.

Students in the Burnaby School District will benefit from $1.7 million in provincial funding for a school upgrade project and classroom supplies, MLA Richard T. Lee announced on behalf of Education Minister Mike Bernier.