Up to 1,713 British Columbians in B.C. towns and cities will receive the training they need for local jobs, thanks to the federal-provincial partnership under the Canada-B.C. Job Fund Agreement.

Up to 299 British Columbians from rural communities will receive the training they need for local jobs, thanks to the federal-provincial partnership under the Canada-B.C. Job Fund Agreement.

British Columbia’s mineral and coal production is a major pillar of the province’s economy and the raw materials mined right here in B.C. — like coal, copper, gold, lead and zinc — are needed to produce many of the consumer products British Columbians rely on in their daily lives.

Holiday lights are shining a little greener this winter in several remote First Nations communities that are making big strides to reduce their reliance on diesel fuel.

Premier Christy Clark has issued the following statement to mark the start of Chanukah:

The BC Arts Council is accepting applications from arts and culture organizations for two funding programs with deadlines in January.

Construction has finished on a road rehabilitation project to improve access through the Tseycum First Nation west of Sidney. The project fulfils a commitment made by the Province through the Tseycum First Nation West Saanich Road Reconciliation Agreement, signed in 2012.

The Province heard hundreds of comments from British Columbians about ideas and new ways to protect B.C.’s species at risk during a recent six-week consultation that ended Nov. 30, 2016.

Thanks to the Single Parent Employment Initiative (SPEI), a unique government employment program launched just over a year ago, hundreds of single parents throughout the province, and their children, will be having a brighter Christmas with some extra cheer this year.