Recently named by Travel+Leisure Magazine as the top island in the Continental U.S. and Canada, Vancouver Island is also its tenth-ranked island in the world and home to some of the magazine's top rated Canadian resorts.

One hundred and twenty people will have access to four-week training program that allows participants to gain employment and work in the high-demand food processing industry, announced Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Pat Bell.

A pilot project in Campbell River involving the B.C. government, local government, business, industry and First Nations has resulted in an investment of $930,000 to develop the North Vancouver Island Exploration Geoscience Project to support mining and create jobs.

British Columbia job growth remains steady as the province gained 3,600 new jobs last month and the unemployment rate dropped to 6.6 per cent. B.C. gained 2,400 full-time positions and added 1,100 part-time jobs.

More than 100 communities throughout British Columbia can do more to support and promote local tourism initiatives as a result of provincial funding.

Businesses across Western Canada will find it easier to operate throughout the region under New West Partnership rules that take effect July 1.

The vast landscape of the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast is as famous for its gold panning and cowboy culture, as it is for its fishing, camping, and paddling routes.