Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour Shirley Bond released the following statement in response to the B.C. Coroners Service Lakeland inquest jury recommendations:

This week British Columbia is celebrating the multiple sectors that make up B.C.'s vibrant and flourishing creative industry, which develops international markets, produces highly skilled and valuable jobs, and attracts some of the country's most talented workforce.

Okanagan families, communities and workers are benefitting from the efforts of the four local companies that make up this month's B.C. Job Makers. Each of the businesses profiled is helping to keep the local and B.C. economies diverse, strong and growing.

Ashcroft and Taylor are the latest municipalities to sign onto BizPaL, an online service that makes it easier for owners of small businesses to start and run a business.

Young people considering what skills they will need for tomorrow's in-demand occupations will have an opportunity for interactive, hands-on experience at WorkBC's Find Your Fit tour stop at the Victoria Conference Centre, April 9 and 10, 2015.

B.C.'s labour market and economic development priorities will be front and centre in a redesigned Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) that will help to attract the skilled workers and investment-ready entrepreneurs needed to grow our economy.

Every time you have a shower or take a drink of fresh water from your kitchen tap, you have a plumber to thank. These skilled trades women and men are the ones who install, repair and maintain the pipes, fixtures and other plumbing equipment that we depend on every day. That's why today people across the world are celebrating plumbers everywhere by recognizing March 11 as World Plumbing Day.