As Tourism Week in Canada celebrations continue, resort communities throughout British Columbia are gearing up for some amazing events and tourism offerings this summer thanks to funding from the Province.

Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour Shirley Bond and Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone posted the following open letter to the residents of Golden:

Tourism Week in Canada is an opportunity to celebrate British Columbia as a world-class destination for the cruise ship industry and the economic benefits of this sector for B.C.

The City of Enderby is a hive of activity, as producers, actors, crew and members of the local community are set to gather this evening at a Hollywood-style movie premiere for Blackway, a film produced by Rick Dugdale of Enderby Entertainment.

To help mature workers in Prince Rupert get the training and support they need for future jobs, the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia will provide more than $238,000 to Northwest Community College to deliver the Targeted Initiative for Older Workers (TIOW) program.

Tourism Week in Canada is an opportunity to shine a spotlight on Aboriginal tourism, one of the fastest-growing tourism sectors in British Columbia.

Need help finding child care? British Columbia families can now access a new, improved online map that takes the guesswork out of searching for child care.

To mark Tourism Week in Canada, why not sign up your kids or grandkids for a “Learn to Fish” session offered by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC?

Just in time for Tourism Week, the Village of Valemount is celebrating the opening of the new Cranberry Marsh boardwalk thanks in part to $291,120 in Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) funding.