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Friday, April 7, 2017 12:15 PM
The Province, along with YWCA Metro Vancouver, Valley Driving School, and six Lower Mainland trucking employers have joined forces to make sure that more women have the opportunity to train for a career in B.C.’s trucking industry.
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Saturday, April 1, 2017 8:30 AM
The B.C. government is providing funding to promote cycling as an accessible transportation option and healthy lifestyle choice for students while providing work experience for two job-seekers from the Alberni Valley.
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Wednesday, March 22, 2017 10:15 AM
The Province is committing $749,872 to help unemployed people find forestry jobs through a paid training opportunity with Okanagan College.
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Friday, March 3, 2017 11:15 AM
The Province is providing the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) with $1.97 million to help Aboriginal youth with multiple barriers to employment find work through a unique experience that is rich in culture and heritage.
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Thursday, February 23, 2017 2:45 PM
The Province is providing the Rick Hansen Foundation with $9 million to further their work building accessibility in B.C.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017 10:30 AM
When Mitzi, a single mother of one, learned about the Single Parent Employment Initiative (SPEI) and the supports that the program offers, it came at the perfect time for her family.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017 11:45 AM
To further reduce barriers and make services and resources more easily accessible for people with disabilities, the Province is providing the BC Spinal Cord Injury Community Services Network (BC SCI Network) with $5 million to enhance their services for British Columbians with a physical disability.
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Friday, January 20, 2017 10:30 AM
Since becoming a single parent, Allison has always been determined to go back to school to gain the skills she needs to better support her three kids. Now, thanks to the Single Parent Employment Initiative (SPEI), their future is shaping up to be an amazing one.
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Monday, January 16, 2017 10:00 AM
In 2011, Duane Elverum and Janet Moore of Simon Fraser University co-founded CityStudio, a learning hub in Vancouver that connects students, instructors, city staff and community members aiming to co-create solutions to real-world problems facing their city.
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Monday, November 14, 2016 2:30 PM
A government-funded program is giving unemployed Aboriginal people paid training and hands-on work experience in the Thompson-Nichola region’s horticulture industry.
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