BC Gov News

B.C.’s top trades and technology students put their skills on display Wednesday, April 5, in a series of Olympic-style competitions to determine who will make up Team BC at the national finals later this spring.

Skilled trades students in the Abbotsford School District will benefit from a three-year, $15-million investment by the B.C. government to support youth trades programs with the purchase of new trades training equipment.

The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada – Pacific Division (AIACP) is once again welcoming aerospace industry experts across Canada and around the globe to the Aerospace, Defence and Security Expo (ADSE) Aug. 11-12 at Tradex, marking the exposition’s sixth anniversary.

Ministers Shirley Bond and Amrik Virk celebrated the winners of the 2016 Skills Canada BC (SkillsBC) provincial competition.

Agrifoods producers met with the provincial government to discuss skilled labour initiatives and human resource planning as part of a series of roundtables being held over the coming months with sectors highlighted in the BC Jobs Plan.

The tourism sector is having an excellent year and it’s not surprising that many British Columbians are choosing to staycation and enjoy the spectacular tourism experiences in their own backyards.

The City of Abbotsford is gaining national and international attention as aerospace experts gather for two of Canada’s biggest aerospace industry-related events.