Latest visitor numbers show B.C. isn’t just popular with international visitors in the summer, fall is increasingly becoming a key time for them to enjoy Super, Natural British Columbia®.

Approximately 1,200 newcomers to B.C. will get language training for the job market, thanks to a $2.6 million investment for high-demand jobs.

December’s Job Makers showcase Vancouver Island employers and businesses who are helping to grow the area’s economy.

One hundred and fifty years ago, it was the Gold Rush that had people from around the globe descending upon Barkerville. Now it’s a rush of a different kind, as visitors flock to Barkerville Historic Town and Park to learn about the Cariboo Chilcotin’s golden days.

While winter is officially here in just over a week, the 67-acre Osoyoos Desert Centre was the hot spot this past summer as visitors were treated to a wide diversity of plants and animals, some of which aren’t found anywhere else in the country.

It’s a wrap in more ways than one for the Inn at Laurel Point in Victoria. Thanks to a busy film and tourism season this summer, the hotel is celebrating.

Four words that most tourism related businesses want to hear – the best summer ever. That’s the case for one of Vancouver’s oldest visitor attractions, the 126-year-old Capilano Suspension Bridge Park in North Vancouver.