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Thursday, December 22, 2016 10:00 AM
Christmas is a time for people to reminisce about the year that’s past and think about what’s to come in the year ahead.
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Thursday, December 22, 2016 8:30 AM
Christmas is going to be much more jolly for Les Bennett and his family this year. Out of work after spending 25 years in the forestry industry, 56-year-old Les was living in Salmon Arm and out of options. But when a friend directed him to the local WorkBC Employment Services Centre, his life changed for the better – a recommendation that eventually led to a job and a steady paycheque.
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Friday, December 16, 2016 10:30 AM
If you find yourself scratching your head for last-minute gift ideas this holiday season, consider a gift with a social impact.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 10:15 AM
Government is investing more than $630,000 to find new ways for refugees and immigrants to join British Columbia’s growing economy.
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Saturday, November 26, 2016 10:30 AM
Two new Job Creation Partnerships with the Gabriola Arts Council will provide skills training and paid work experience to four Gabriola Island residents, resulting in a year’s worth of arts and culture programming and a renovated community cultural centre.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016 11:15 AM
A government-funded skills training program is giving eight people real-world work experience and training in the public works sector to help them find full-time employment and join in on British Columbia’s growing economy.
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Friday, November 18, 2016 11:15 AM
A Community and Employer Partnerships program with a successful history of helping unemployed individuals find high-paying careers as retail automotive sales professionals is being funded again in the Lower Mainland.
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Monday, November 14, 2016 11:15 AM
The B.C. government and Southern Interior Construction Association (SICA) are offering training for Aboriginal people to become heavy-equipment operators.
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Monday, November 7, 2016 10:15 AM
Individuals and families with low-to moderate-incomes and people with disabilities are benefiting from 71 new units of affordable rental housing at Chorus Apartments, which officially opened in Surrey.
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Thursday, November 3, 2016 10:00 AM
A successful hospitality training project is being expanded to cover two more cities.
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