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Tuesday, May 22, 2018 12:00 PM
The Government of British Columbia has underscored its commitment to work with Indigenous peoples in the spirit of respect and collaboration by introducing a set of draft principles designed to guide the daily work of provincial government employees. Don Wright, head of the BC Public Service shared the draft principles with all 27,000 public service employees on Tuesday, May 22, 2018.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018 1:00 PM
Girls and women will be encouraged to pursue careers rooted in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), with the help of a $250,000 grant from the Government of British Columbia to the Achieve Anything Foundation.
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Thursday, May 10, 2018 4:57 PM
Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology, has issued the following statement in response to Microsoft’s contribution to an in-depth study into a potential ultra-high-speed corridor service connecting Vancouver, Washington state and Oregon:
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Monday, April 30, 2018 10:51 AM
Premier John Horgan and Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology, have issued the following statement in response to Amazon’s announcement that it will create 3,000 new jobs in British Columbia by 2022, in addition to the 1,000 new jobs the company announced in November 2017:
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Thursday, April 19, 2018 2:33 PM
The Government of British Columbia is meeting with Catalyst Paper and community stakeholders to come up with strategies to protect the paper industry in light of the U.S. decision to levy high duties against Catalyst Paper’s exports of newsprint, book publishing and printing papers, Premier John Horgan announced today.
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Thursday, April 19, 2018 12:45 PM
The Government of British Columbia is taking action to help clean technology companies so they can expand into global markets and create good jobs for people throughout B.C., Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology, announced today.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018 11:31 AM
Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology Bruce Ralston is urging Canada’s transport minister to ensure a reliable supply of rail cars in northern B.C., where the economy is suffering due to a chronic shortage of freight cars.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018 12:15 PM
Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology, has issued the following statement, after a preliminary decision by the United States Department of Commerce to apply an anti-dumping duty of 22.16% on Catalyst Paper’s and Kruger Products’ uncoated groundwood paper exports to the United States.
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Thursday, March 8, 2018 5:23 PM
Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology, has issued the following statement, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to exempt Canada from new American tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum exports:
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Thursday, March 8, 2018 2:00 PM
A new trade and investment representative office in Singapore will create new opportunities for B.C. businesses to increase trade, expand investment and develop new partnerships in Southeast Asia.
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