From Infrastructure Canada - Nov. 17, 2023: 

Preventing plastic waste, reducing emissions and creating clean-tech jobs are just a few benefits of the 14 new projects under the CleanBC Plastics Action Fund, as well as a boost of more than double the previous funding for further projects.

People in Port Coquitlam will have more options for charging their electric vehicle (EV) with a new EV station that is being built.

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.

Young people considering what skills they will need for tomorrow’s in-demand occupations will have an opportunity for interactive, hands-on experience at WorkBC’s Find Your Fit tour stop in Port Coquitlam at Kwayhquitlum Middle school on Thursday, May 28.