The new school year starts on Tuesday Sept. 4. Here are some tips on a variety of topics to help parents and students prepare.

The B.C. government's open data website, DataBC, has released its 3,000th dataset today. This is a significant milestone, as it brings the number of datasets released to 3,041, announced Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government Margaret MacDiarmid.

Future health professionals on southern Vancouver Island will benefit from an additional 64 student spaces at Camosun College to get the training they need as health care assistants to provide the high-quality health care B.C. families deserve.

Advanced Education Minister Naomi Yamamoto is warning colleges and universities that the adult entertainment industry may begin focusing its efforts on recruiting students in a more visible way than it has done in the past.

The following facts provide a snapshot of British Columbia's public education system:

Students at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) will benefit from improved and upgraded campus facilities, thanks to $293,800 in capital funding that is part of government's investment in B.C.'s post-secondary infrastructure this year.

Students at Camosun College will benefit from improved and upgraded campus facilities, thanks to $1.3 million in capital funding that is part of government's investment in B.C.'s post-secondary infrastructure this year.

A project agreement has been signed paving the way for a new $22.7-million middle school in the rapidly growing Yorkson community in Langley.

Improved monitoring, increased audits, greater public awareness and higher staffing levels highlighted the B.C. government's ongoing commitment to dam safety over the past year, according to the second annual B.C. Dam Safety report, released today.