In recognition of the importance of arts and culture to the overall economy and quality of life in British Columbia, the B.C. government announced a provincial strategy to help grow this thriving sector.

Three Aboriginal organizations within Greater Vancouver will receive nearly $210,000 in funding from the Province for culture-based domestic violence programs for Aboriginal families and communities.

Parents and grandparents have a new place to apply for the $1,200 B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant that makes post-secondary and skills training more accessible.

A family of privately sponsored Syrian refugees rolled up their sleeves to be immunized by a B.C. pharmacist, while Health Minister Terry Lake provided a little support.

Work to study the feasibility of a highway link from the Sunshine Coast to the Lower Mainland is now underway, with the award of a $250,000 contract to R.F. Binnie & Associates.  

Cutting-edge health research projects at Genome BC received a big boost with $34 million in government funding.

Twenty-one places of historical significance to the Chinese Canadian community are being provincially recognized under the Heritage Conservation Act fulfilling a commitment in the Chinese Historical Wrongs Consultation Final Report and Recommendations.

Representatives from British Columbia's automotive sector met with federal and provincial governments.

Government is investing more than $3 million in five research projects to find new and innovative ways to help unemployed British Columbians find a meaningful job.