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Thursday, June 26, 2014 1:00 PM
An eco-friendly company is providing work experience for five local people, while setting up a social enterprise that recycles discarded sheep skins, thanks to more than $128,000 in Job Creation Partnership funding.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014 3:15 PM
Hammers will be ringing out this summer at the Vanderhoof Community Museum as four people get work experience, while a local tourist attraction receives a renovation and becomes more accessible, thanks to Job Creation Partnership funding.
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Monday, June 16, 2014 10:45 AM
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Premier Christy Clark has unveiled Accessibility 2024, a 10-year plan that responds to the voices of thousands of British Columbians who took part in a three-month long public consultation on making B.C. the most progressive place in Canada for people with disabilities.
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Friday, June 13, 2014 10:45 AM
As the North gets ready for the jobs boom, the B.C. government is investing in training people in a new way to help meet anticipated demand in the hospitality industry.
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Friday, May 16, 2014 11:31 AM
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As the B.C. government releases a report summarizing what was heard throughout a disability white paper consultation, it has taken an important first step with a commitment to create an accessibility secretariat.
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Friday, April 25, 2014 1:13 PM
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have reached an agreement that will help British Columbians with disabilities gain the skills and experience they need to get jobs.
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Friday, April 25, 2014 9:00 AM
As the Employment Program of BC (EPBC) celebrates its second anniversary of putting British Columbians to work, two projects are currently helping 16 people get on-the-job experience, while building diverse community infrastructure in the Kootenays.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 11:45 AM
B.C.'s first Aboriginal Social Enterprise Day was celebrated with the unveiling of a symbolic logo designed by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Andy Everson.
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Monday, April 21, 2014 8:30 AM
The majority of the funding will help community dental clinics deliver dental care to vulnerable populations, including children, seniors, First Nations, people with disabilities, people experiencing homelessness and people receiving income and disability assistance.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014 1:45 PM
The B.C. government is supporting social innovation by investing $194,450 to research the social venture sector and its human resource challenges through a labour market partnership agreement with the ISIS Research Centre at the Sauder School of Business.
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