Taking summer courses can be a bit of a challenge for post-secondary students. After all, who wants to be sitting in a lab or lecture hall on a beautiful, sunny day. But what if classes were taking place under a towering cedar on Haida Gwaii, or at the foot of a shimmering, blue glacier near Stewart?

Finding new and more sustainable ways of farming shellfish, and helping re-energize B.C.'s coastal aquaculture industry are the aims of an innovative research facility that brings students and researchers together in Deep Bay.

Thirty-six First Nations aquaculture workers will now have the opportunity to receive training in shellfish technician, supervisory and management roles, providing them with the skills needed to access good jobs in their local communities to support their families.

Our future as a province is increasingly a global future. We are more and more dependent on international trade, the ability of our local businesses to expand into other markets and our broad family ties that extend across the globe.

A four-storey living wall and a lecture theatre designed in the style of an Interior Salish pit house frames a unique new learning environment at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) for the benefit of students and the local community.

B.C.'s post-secondary institutions provide the province's future health professionals with the hands-on experience they need to succeed in their chosen careers and provide the high-quality health care B.C. families deserve.