Invasive zebra and quagga mussels have never been detected in British Columbia's waters and, with the addition of our new strengthened mussel early detection and rapid response program announced earlier this year, we are stepping up co-ordinated efforts to keep the province invasive mussel free.

Information on the avian influenza response in the Fraser Valley.

The FIFA Women's World Cup that kicks off in Canada in just eight days time is slated to to become the largest edition of the tournament in history.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett tours BC Hydro’s Horsey & George Tripp Substations in Victoria showcasing the approximate $95 million worth of service, security and seismic upgrades being done to meet the demand for electricity and improve reliability for customers in the Capital Regional District.

The Memorandum of Understanding our government signed last week with Pacific NorthWest LNG moves us one step closer to ensuring British Columbia will have a new, vibrant liquified natural gas industry, and the thousands of jobs it will bring.

The governments of Canada and British Columbia will provide over $582,000 in Canada Job Grant funding to Seaspan Shipyards to help 260 workers gain shipbuilding skills.

Ministers Virk and Bond and several MLAs explored the Lower Mainland Tech Industry on a four-stop Tour Tuesday. Visits included Klei, a local gaming company, Skylab, a local visual effects business, Victory Square, a conglomerate of several innovative companies and H Plus Tech, a holographic tech business.

When Leigh Wall was laid off from her job as a legal assistant, she knew she wanted to make a change.