Labour market research released today shows BC Hydro's Northwest Transmission Line will be an economic catalyst for the region - electrifying an area of the province currently not part of the grid and enabling the development of mines, power projects and other resource projects that will help fuel B.C.'s economy.

Premier Christy Clark announced today two British Columbians who will chair the BC Jobs and Investment Board and the Aboriginal Business and Investment Council.

Newcomers in Sooke, Saanich, Langford and Squamish will receive immigrant settlement services for the first time, thanks to new funding of $4.4 million.

The Province will partner with communities in three regional economic development pilot projects as part of 'Canada Starts Here - The BC Jobs Plan'. A decision on a fourth community, a First Nation, will be announced soon.

The Province will partner with Campbell River in one of three regional economic development pilot projects as part of the Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan.

The Province will partner with communities along the Barriere to McBride corridor in one of three regional economic development pilot projects as part of the Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan.

The Province will partner with the North Fraser communities of Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge and Mission in the first of three regional economic development pilot projects as part of Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan.

More than 500 tourism professionals will gather at the Vancouver Convention Centre this week for the 24th annual 'Canada's West Marketplace', Western Canada's premier travel trade show.