As part of its commitment under the Provincial Domestic Violence Plan, the B.C. government is investing $500,000 to increase access to transition house and safe-home services for Aboriginal women and children who are affected by domestic violence.

The Province is providing $2.4 million to support adult literacy training programs in 90 communities throughout British Columbia this year.

Nine more school districts and more than 2,700 support staff workers have recently ratified new agreements under the B.C. government's 2014 Economic Stability Mandate.

An investment of $2.4 million by the provincial government is helping adult learners around the province improve their reading and writing skills by providing them with the help they need in their home communities.

The British Columbia Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) board of directors has ratified two-year collective agreements for support staff in 12 additional school districts under the government's 2010 net-zero mandate, bringing the total to 67 agreements covering more than 30,000 employees.

From Vancouver Island to Haida Gwaii, adult learners throughout the province will get help to improve their literacy and numeracy skills, thanks to projects funded through the Community Adult Literacy Program.

More Aboriginal students are completing secondary school in B.C. according to the latest school completion rates, which show a more than three per cent increase.