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Thursday, February 8, 2018 11:15 AM
British Columbia’s lowest-paid workers will earn a $15-an-hour minimum wage by June 2021, Premier John Horgan announced today, endorsing the recommendations of the Fair Wages Commission.
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Monday, February 5, 2018 10:15 AM
British Columbia’s thriving tech sector will have a new voice in Ottawa and abroad, following Alan Winter’s appointment as the province’s first innovation commissioner.
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Friday, February 2, 2018 2:00 PM
Premier John Horgan and ministers concluded a successful mission to China, South Korea and Japan to develop relationships and pave the way for job creation throughout B.C.
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Saturday, January 20, 2018 1:30 PM
Premier John Horgan departed today to Guangzhou, China, as part of a 10-day mission to China, South Korea and Japan to strengthen economic and cultural ties with three of B.C.’s largest trading partners, expand markets, and create good jobs for people throughout B.C.
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Friday, November 3, 2017 9:15 AM
Premier John Horgan is welcoming Amazon’s plans to double the size of its professional workforce in British Columbia.
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Friday, October 20, 2017 1:15 PM
Newborns, children and expectant mothers from all around the province will be cared for in the new Teck Acute Care Centre, located on the campus of BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital, officially opened today by Premier John Horgan, health-care workers and patients.
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017 10:45 AM
Hundreds of children in Vancouver will be learning in new, seismically safe schools, with the replacement of Sir Matthew Begbie and Bayview elementary schools, announced Premier John Horgan.
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Friday, September 29, 2017 12:30 PM
People will soon have access to safe, affordable housing thanks to a provincewide program to help municipalities tackle homelessness. The program will provide hundreds of new modular housing units in communities from Vancouver to Surrey to Smithers, Premier John Horgan announced today.
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Friday, September 29, 2017 11:01 AM
The Province is contributing to a regional Metro Vancouver bid to play host to Amazon’s second headquarters, Amazon HQ2, which could generate US$5 billion in investment and create up to 50,000 jobs in B.C., announced Premier John Horgan at the UBCM convention today.
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Friday, September 29, 2017 10:25 AM
The British Columbia government is launching a community crisis fund and scaling up rapid access to addiction treatment as part of a provincewide plan to stem the overdose emergency and help save lives, Premier John Horgan announced today.
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