The B.C. government is investing $500,000 to extend a mining and environmental training project that will allow 35 people to receive the supports and services they need to find work in the mining or energy sectors.

The Province of B.C. is investing $4,990,536 to extend a successful youth employment program to March 31, 2014, which will allow an additional 1,153 participants to take part in the program.

Premier Christy Clark announced that government is investing $8.4 million to build new markets for B.C. wood products at home and in major markets around the globe, including China and India.

A collaborative forum is bringing communities from Lytton to Clinton together to identify and advance their region's unique economic assets and competitive advantages.

Along with the majority of Canada, B.C. experienced a decline in full-time employment in March.

The B.C. government is investing $126,500 to help build and expand the province's forestry workforce under a Labour Market Partnerships Program agreement with the Council of Forest Industries (COFI).

A program that helps rural communities turn wood waste into heat for buildings and homes is being expanded throughout the Interior.

An additional series of economic essentials workshops will be offered to local government and First Nations elected officials.

Additional funding for a human resource strategy that supports skills training for people working in underground mining is now underway between the B.C. government and the BC Mining HR Task Force.