BC Gov News

Premier Christy Clark, along with Margaret MacDiarmid, Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government were joined by local families at the Vancouver Aquarium today to announce that B.C.'s Family Day will take place on the second Monday in February each year, beginning in 2013.

Premier Christy Clark welcomed Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Atlantic Airways to British Columbia for the airline's inaugural flight from London, U.K. to Vancouver, B.C. that landed at YVR today.

British Columbia's trade relationships have a direct impact on the growth of family-supporting jobs in our province, said Premier Christy Clark on the heels of the second Jobs and Trade Mission to Japan, Korea and the Philippines.

Premier Christy Clark today departs for her latest jobs and trade mission, this time going to Japan, Korea and the Philippines. Building on the success of her first trade mission, the Premier is making the business case for investment in the province, for resource and project developments that will create more jobs in B.C.

Premier Christy Clark delivered opening remarks at the 2012 GLOBE Conference, highlighting the success of B.C.'s clean tech sector.

Premier Christy Clark announced British Columbia's natural gas strategy will be established on a foundation of four priorities for long-term economic prosperity under the BC Jobs Plan.

A new agreement with First Nations in the north that provides certainty around resource development along with a reduced backlog of mining permits will help create jobs in the mining sector, Premier Christy Clark announced today in her speech to Round Up 2012.

Expanded relationships, business deals, agreements between universities, and new office openings were highlighted today by Premier Christy Clark as successes achieved during the BC Jobs and Trade Mission to India and China.

Two hundred and fifty representatives from more than 120 companies and organizations representing sectors such as mining, energy, forestry, seafood, transportation and education will participate in the upcoming Province-led jobs and trade mission to China and India, announced Premier Christy Clark.