BC Gov News

Let the construction begin. Shovels, meet dirt. Students, get ready to meet a new addition to Adams Road Elementary.

The B.C. government's comprehensive approach to crime received a boost, including a significant contribution to the successful Surrey Wraparound Program (Wrap), which reduces gang-related activity among youth.

The Government of British Columbia is aligning operating grants provided to public post-secondary institutions to support training for in-demand jobs, starting with $40 million in 2014-15 as outlined in the B.C.'s Skills for Jobs Blueprint.

Simon Fraser University was awarded $12.6 million to support 15 research projects as part of $42.6 million in research funding allocated to six public post-secondary institutions in British Columbia.

A brand-new high school and additions to three elementary schools will add more than 1,800 spaces for students in Surrey.

Child-care providers throughout the province are encouraged to apply for a total of $14.8 million in major capital funding to create new licensed child-care spaces for B.C. kids.

Goldstone Park Elementary was filled with the sound of music as students and teachers, along with Education Minister Peter Fassbender and the Surrey board of education, officially opened the school.

Premier Christy Clark, Education Minister Peter Fassbender and 600 students from Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley have teamed up today on a common goal: erasing all forms of bullying, including cyber-bullying, in B.C.