The University of Victoria will be upgrading its electrical system, thanks to $2.5 million in capital funding. This is the first instalment of a two-year commitment that is part of government's investment in B.C.'s post-secondary infrastructure this year.

Future health professionals in British Columbia will benefit from additional student spaces at the British Columbia Institution of Technology (BCIT) to get the training they need as diagnostic medical sonographers to provide the high-quality health care B.C. families deserve.

Future health professionals in northern British Columbia will benefit from an additional 28 student spaces at the College of New Caledonia to get the training they need as health-care assistants to provide the high-quality health care B.C. families deserve.

Future health professionals in the East and West Kootenay regions will benefit from additional student spaces at College of the Rockies, Selkirk College and the Justice Institute of British Columbia to train health-care professionals to provide the high-quality health care B.C. families deserve.

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

Future health professionals in the Lower Mainland will benefit from additional student spaces at Vancouver Community College to get advanced training for health-care assistants to provide the high-quality health care B.C. families deserve.

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.

Students at the Emily Carr University of Art + Design will benefit from improved and upgraded campus facilities, thanks to $194,000 in capital funding that is part of government's investment in B.C.'s post-secondary infrastructure this year.