The Province of British Columbia is once again hosting a major, international sporting event. The inaugural Americas Masters Games (AMG) are taking place in Vancouver and thousands of athletes have arrived from the Pan-American region to rekindle their love of competitive sport.

Seafood producers met with the provincial and federal governments to discuss skilled-labour and human-resource planning, as part of a series of roundtables held earlier this year with sectors highlighted in the BC Jobs Plan.

The Province of British Columbia now has $9.6 million in Canada-BC Job Grant funding available to help employers provide skills training to current or new employees.

The number of overnight international visitors to British Columbia surpassed the two-million mark for the first six months of 2016.

The Province announced that it has invested, through the Industry Training Authority (ITA), a combined $660,000 to three training providers in Langley for skills training seats in high-priority trades.

The Province announced that it has invested, through the Industry Training Authority (ITA), a combined $331,774 to two training providers in Victoria for skills-training seats in high-priority trades.

The long-standing Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival is hitting a high note before musicians even get the chance to tune up their instruments on stage.

The Province has announced that it has invested, through the Industry Training Authority (ITA), a combined $111,000 to two training providers in Kelowna for skills training seats in high-priority trades.

The Province announced that it has invested, through the Industry Training Authority (ITA), $36,000 in the Burnaby School District for skills training seats in the district’s Community and Continuing Education program.