Saulteau First Nations and the B.C. government have reached a new agreement on the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline project to help ensure that the Saulteau community can participate in and benefit from B.C.’s LNG opportunity.

The following statement has been issued by B.C. Finance Minister Michael de Jong:

The Province’s public consultation on B.C. species at risk wraps up on Nov. 30, giving the public just one more week to provide their feedback on the Species at Risk Engagement website: http://engage.gov.bc.ca/speciesatrisk/

Forty-five school districts throughout British Columbia will each receive funding of between $20,000 and $40,000 for the Youth Work in Trades program to boost trades training for young people in the province.

Four school districts in the region will receive a combined $100,000 in funding for the Youth Work in Trades program to boost trades training for young people in the province.

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s preliminary determination to eliminate duties on Catalyst’s exports of supercalendared paper:

Meet Raven, who at 19 years of age ‘aged out’ of ministry care, having been in more than 20 foster homes since the age of four.  

Corrections and probation officers from throughout British Columbia were honoured Monday at the annual Corrections Exemplary Service Medals award ceremony.

The Province is seeking public input on rural education as part of a strategy being created by Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Education Linda Larson to better understand the needs of students, parents, schools and communities in rural B.C.

Premier Christy Clark issued the following statement on the death of former MLA John Nuraney: