Getting K-12 students involved and interested in pursuing a career in the trades is one way the Province is ensuring a steady supply of homegrown talent, Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training, said during a visit to Terry Fox High school.

The Province is providing $1.746 million for palliative and hospice care in British Columbia to support patients and caregivers.

Government is taking action to improve student safety with an investment of $33.3 million to seismically replace Minnekhada Middle school.

Up to 21 Lower Mainland residents will receive the training they need for jobs in their communities, thanks to the federal-provincial partnership under the Canada-B.C. Job Fund Agreement.

Students from the growing francophone Tri-Cities and Maple Ridge communities are one step closer to having a new state-of-the-art school with construction underway on the jointly-funded $32.7-million École des Pionniers-de-Maillardville seismic replacement project.

The British Columbia government announced an investment of more than $192,000 in the Electrical Joint Training Committee (EJTC) to help students get skills training as electricians.

When Stephen Paquette and husband, Glen Town, made the decision to become foster parents five years ago, their reasons for doing so were rather unique.