As the holidays arrive, the Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture is encouraging everyone to join with family and friends to enjoy British Columbia and support a flurry of community activities.

Skilled trades students in the Rocky Mountain School District will benefit from a three-year, $15-million investment by the B.C. government to support youth trades programs with the purchase of new trades training equipment.

Kimberley will receive $72,500 in BikeBC funding for the Kimberley Downtown Trails Connectivity project, creating a safe, accessible multi-use path connecting the downtown to the Peaks to Platzl trail head.

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.

Mine rescue teams from across British Columbia gathered last weekend to compete in the 61st annual Provincial Mine Rescue and First Aid Competition, becoming part of the rich history of B.C. mine rescue competitions that date back to 1915.

Kimberley will receive a total of $76,255 to support local tourism infrastructure and visitor services.

As Kimberley’s historic Underground Mining Railway is rolling on a busy tourism season, its visitors’ enjoyable experience starts before they even enter the attraction.

Kimberley's trail system is seeing some welcome improvements in time for hikers and other users hitting the trails and enjoying the outdoors during the summer months.

The Government of British Columbia is growing tourism economies by providing $10.5 million this year to 14 resort municipalities throughout the province.