Road and weather conditions change quickly during winter. Drivers should be prepared to adjust their driving behaviour to match the conditions and address potential hazards.

The Stewart World Port, the first commercial wharf built on the coast of British Columbia in over thirty years, is now open for business with a brand new world-class deep sea port that will allow for both export and imports to fuel industry in Northern B.C.

Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training along with the Industry Training Authority (ITA) announced today that a new trades training program  will be offered in B.C. starting October 2015 that will provide Aboriginal people with skills training and work experience necessary to be employed by a wide variety of general contractors and to fill the growing demand for labour in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sector.

Colin Mayes, Member of Parliament for Okanagan–Shuswap, on behalf of the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, along with Greg Kyllo, Parliamentary Secretary for the BC Jobs Plan and MLA for Shuswap, congratulated employers in Enderby that are training their workers with the help of the Canada Job Grant.

Through the Canada Job Grant, employers in Salmon Arm will receive over $17,000 in funding to provide skills training to their employees.