In the first half of 2016, the governments of Canada and B.C. invested approximately $6.9 million to support business development, innovation, food safety, sustainability and future agriculture leaders in B.C.’s agri-food sector.

Premier Christy Clark has issued the following statement on the passing of Arthur Manuel:

A year ago, the B.C. government embarked on an ambitious plan to increase overall agrifood and seafood sector revenues to $15 billion per year by 2020. The momentum is building as British Columbia celebrated record revenues of $13 billion for B.C. agrifood and seafood producers in 2015, and record exports of $3.5 billion.

Two contracts for preliminary construction work on the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project will go to tender this week. The contracts are for site preparation in order to improve ground conditions for future lane widening.

Beginning Friday, Jan. 13, if you find yourself near the lawn at Victoria’s courthouse, you will notice that remediation work is underway to transform the space into a new playground.

The Province of British Columbia finished 2016 with a record number of jobs created, the lowest unemployment rate in Canada, expanded economic activity and increased exports in key market sectors.

Ensuring more Aboriginal people have access to skills training opportunities and jobs related to the liquefied natural gas sector is a key goal of new skills training projects developed with the Doig River First Nation.

Imagine a world where every dated desk phone has been transformed into a smartphone; where cordless handsets connect to Wi-Fi; and where home phones can be taken anywhere without long distance or roaming fees.

British Columbia’s agritech sector will benefit from the $240,000 that the winners of the Agritech Innovation Challenge will receive to develop and adopt new technology.