Contractor-supplier boot camps and request for proposal (RFP) seminars will be offered in communities throughout B.C. to prepare B.C. businesses for the economic opportunity the liquefied natural gas industry offers.

In B.C., a million job openings are expected by 2022. Fully 43% of those jobs will require skilled workers, and some areas of the province are already experiencing shortages of skilled workers.

Minister of Education Peter Fassbender provided the following comments on the completed review of ministry procurement procedures prompted by questions about a research contract:

Independent media artists can now apply for project grants from the BC Arts Council.

Schools and school districts can now apply for $1.5 million in grants to help bring artists into classrooms.

Are you interested in one of the thousands of new jobs being created as a result of LNG? Are you looking to gain new skills or trades training? Or, are you simply interested in learning more about the career opportunities being created by this exciting new industry?

A first-of-its-kind pre-med program at Selkirk College aimed at encouraging students to pursue rural medicine has received $1 million from the provincial government and the Doctors of BC.

I'd like to address a common misconception regarding the way in which we support youth as they transition out of government care.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender released a statement in response to the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) strike notice: