The Province is contributing $100,000 to expand business training for current and potential entrepreneurs in communities throughout B.C., including Nanaimo and surrounding area.

More than 7,000 British Columbians will be trained by this fall through a wide range of skilled-trades and employment training projects throughout the province, thanks to $45.4 million from the provincial and federal governments in 2016/17.

Innovation Boulevard’s HealthTech accelerator is the 15th technology accelerator in the province funded by BC Innovation Council.

More than 2,700 residences and businesses in 100 Mile House and neighbouring communities will be better able to access faster Internet speeds, thanks to the B.C. government's $310,971 investment in a new connectivity project that will soon get underway by ABC Communications.

A new acute-care tower, a larger emergency department, and upgrades to existing spaces are in store for Royal Columbian Hospital as the Province today announced business plan approval for Phases 2 and 3 and three of the hospital’s redevelopment.

The Province is providing $480,600 as part of a Sector Labour Market Partnership project with the Association of BC Marine Industries (ABCMI) to conduct an assessment of the labour force in B.C.’s industrial marine sector.

The Province is providing $253,500 as part of a Sector Labour Market Partnership project with the Quadrant Marine Institute aimed at identifying and assessing the obstacles associated with apprenticeship training in B.C.’s recreational-marine industry.

With the 2017 camping season just around the corner, more than 49,000 reservations have already been booked through the Discover Camping Reservation Service.

The Province of British Columbia is responding to the report of the Office of the Ombudsperson with the following statement:

The Province is restricting gun use areas of the Fraser Valley where indiscriminate shooting is damaging habitat and creating serious safety concerns.