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Tuesday, October 16, 2012 11:15 AM
The British Columbia government has completed its performance audit of TransLink and has found significant savings, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Mary Polak announced today.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012 9:30 AM
An amendment to the occupational health and safety regulation under the Workers' Compensation Act stipulates that resource roads are not classed as a workplace, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced today
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Monday, October 15, 2012 1:00 PM
Small business is a huge economic driver in this province, employing over one million people. In fact, 98 per cent of all businesses in B.C. are small businesses, said Minister of State for Small Business Naomi Yamamoto.
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Monday, October 15, 2012 11:30 AM
New tools and information are now available for businesses on the steps they need to take when the Provincial Sales Tax replaces the Harmonized Sales Tax next spring.
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Monday, October 15, 2012 9:00 AM
The B.C. government has created over 3,000 seats for skills training in colleges and universities throughout the province with an $18.7-million investment.
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Monday, October 15, 2012 7:01 AM
Two tentative agreements have been reached under the Cooperative Gains Mandate between the University of Victoria and the Professional Employees Association (PEA), as well as between the University of British Columbia and CUPE Local 2950, Minister of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology John Yap announced today.
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Thursday, October 11, 2012 10:41 AM
The October 2012 petroleum and natural gas sale resulted in over $4.1 million in bonus bids, bringing the calendar year total to over $101 million.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012 10:45 AM
Commitment to forest renewal through nine sustained and 11 new actions are contained in government's action plan to increase the mid-term timber supply, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced today.
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Friday, October 5, 2012 11:00 AM
Twelve British Columbia small businesses will receive funding totalling $244,415 to make their creative energy-saving solutions a reality, announced Rich Coleman, Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas.
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Friday, October 5, 2012 8:35 AM
Despite a volatile global market, the B.C. economy continued to create jobs, gaining 5,700 net new jobs in September. Since the release of 'Canada Starts Here: the BC Jobs Plan', B.C. has added 57,400 net new jobs, putting it first in the country for job creation.
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