Authorizations allowing construction to begin on the Site C Clean Energy Project were issued today by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

A road-work project to improve the safety and access to Site C near Fort St. John is going to tender.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender made his fourth stop on the K-12 Innovation Tour where he engaged local leaders from inside and outside the education sector on how they can support innovative learning opportunities for students in northern B.C.

The provincial government continues to support the B.C. Centre of Training Excellence in Oil and Gas with one-time funding of $125,000.

The Treaty 8 Tribal Association is receiving nearly $134,000 in B.C. government funding to undertake a labour market study that will help its members take advantage of regional economic development opportunities, including liquefied natural gas.

Young people considering what skills they will need for tomorrow’s in-demand occupations will have an interactive, hands-on experience at WorkBC’s Find Your Fit tour stop at the North Peace Cultural Centre in Fort St. John on Nov. 4 & 5, 2014.

The Ministry of Health, in partnership with Northern Health, is responding to an urgent need for more primary health-care resources in Fort St. John by funding three new nurse practitioners for the community's unattached patient clinic.

As part of B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, Northern Lights College (NLC) will receive funding for an additional 75 training spaces to increase access and help reduce waitlists for trades critical to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry and in-demand trades.