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Wednesday, January 17, 2024 9:17 AM
New funding for six wood-product manufacturers and two fabricated-metal manufacturers will create and protect hundreds of resource-sector jobs for people and strengthen B.C.’s value-added wood sector and local economies.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023 2:05 PM
The StrongerBC Economic Plan is delivering support for people in rural British Columbia through a new fund that will diversify local economies, promote value-added innovation in the forestry sector and create thousands of good-paying jobs for British Columbians.
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Monday, December 13, 2021 8:42 AM
Two young local leaders have been named to the StrongerBC Young Leaders Council and will provide direct and ongoing feedback to government on priorities and policies that matter to youth.
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Thursday, April 5, 2018 2:20 PM
The Government of British Columbia is investing $7.8 million to promote the use of B.C. wood overseas, advance wood building systems and products, and expand global markets.
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Friday, October 20, 2017 5:15 PM
The Government of British Columbia is celebrating a major investment in a Prince George forestry manufacturing facility by Sumitomo Corporation.
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Friday, March 17, 2017 11:00 AM
Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour Shirley Bond, announced $20,000 in funding for the “Creative Corner,” a new addition that focuses on skilled trades and career development at this year’s Northern FanCon.
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Friday, March 17, 2017 9:40 AM
Skilled trades students in the Prince George 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.
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Friday, February 17, 2017 11:00 AM
$25,000 investment to support the Community Voice Mail Program in the Prince George-region, which will help vulnerable populations who do not have access to a personal phone connect with employers and have access to community services.
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Saturday, January 28, 2017 3:00 PM
The 2017 Telus Cup, Canada’s National Midget Hockey Championship, is scoring big, thanks to an investment of $55,000 announced by Shirley Bond, MLA for Prince George-Valemount and Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour.
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Friday, December 16, 2016 2:45 PM
Up to 52 British Columbians from Prince George, Fort St. James and Kelowna are getting the training they need to become cooks and professional log truck operators, thanks to a federal-provincial partnership under the Canada-B.C. Job Fund Agreement.
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