B.C.'s economic, environmental and regional priorities will have a strong voice in the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) with the election of Dan Ashton, MLA for Penticton, as Canadian vice-president of PNWER.

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Works (IBEW) and the board of BC Hydro have ratified an agreement negotiated under the Economic Stability Mandate.

B.C. is promoting the success of its Francophone Affairs Program and discussing ways to grow francophone labour mobility and economic development at the 20th meeting of the ministerial Conference on the Canadian Francophonie in Toronto, Ontario June 17-18.

Minister of International Trade Teresa Wat issued the following statement at the end of today's Internal Trade Renewal Ministers' meeting in Toronto:

The University of Victoria (UVic) Board of Governors has approved and the UVic Faculty Association has ratified their tentative agreement negotiated under the Economic Stability Mandate.

The Auditor General for Local Government Act will be amended to strengthen governance and accountability mechanisms announced Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.

Capilano University has reached a tentative agreement with the Capilano Faculty Association, negotiated under the Economic Stability Mandate.

The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) has reached a tentative agreement with Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3799, negotiated under the Economic Stability Mandate.

A $1-million dollar initial investment will help to develop the first phase of a new emergency notification management hub and a mobile alerting app to continue to improve disaster preparedness in B.C.