Aboriginal students at 14 public colleges and universities throughout British Columbia will benefit from a range of new and expanded programs to support them during their studies.

The Co-op Student of the Year awards recognize a B.C. or Yukon Co-op student who demonstrates an outstanding level of achievement in their co-operative education work placement experience; combined with a strong academic record, volunteer activities, and significant contributions to promoting co-operative education in their school and in the community.

B.C. public post-secondary institutions will have access to additional supports to address substance use thanks to a $400,000 investment from the Province for a project co-led by the University of Victoria's Centre for Addictions Research (CARBC) and the Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division.

Provincial funding of $600,000 will support 78 new health-care spaces at three Vancouver Island public post-secondary institutions to deliver much-needed training of health-care professionals in the region.

It is now even easier to access provincial information thanks to the BC Physical Address Geocoder web service and the iMapBC 4 Mobile application.

Effective June 1, 2015, the BC Government Newsroom website will move to a new url - news.gov.bc.ca and offer materials for direct download to media and the public.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University and the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) have reached a tentative agreement negotiated under the Economic Stability Mandate.

Provincial public-sector employers and employees continue to make progress with affordable collective agreements under the Economic Stability Mandate, as three new tentative agreements, including two in the post-secondary sector, have been reached and a further agreement ratified.

If we want a strong and vibrant economic future, then it's key that strong and vibrant women help drive it. And a great opportunity for women to help drive the economy is through careers in the skilled trades.