Eighteen job seekers will gain valuable work experience and contribute to the success of five local festivals, sports and community events, thanks to almost $110,000 in provincial funding from the Community and Employer Partnerships program.

After just four years in operation, WorkBC Employment Services Centres have helped put more than 77,000 British Columbians back to work.

Government is investing more than $3 million in five research projects to find new and innovative ways to help unemployed British Columbians find a meaningful job.

Up to 30 local people are getting classroom training and work experience as in-demand office administrative assistant workers, as a result of nearly $250,000 in provincial funding for Vancouver Community College.

A cutting-edge international car sharing conference is rolling into Vancouver this week, providing work experience for four people, thanks to nearly $51,500 in Community and Employer Partnership government funding.

VANCOUVER - Local job seekers, residents, communities, tourists and the local economy will benefit from more than $31,000 in Provincial Job Creation Partnership (JCP) funding to plan local arts, cultural and music festivals.

Each year people receiving income and disability assistance who do not file their taxes lose out on hundreds or even thousands of dollars in tax credits.

For many kids, a perfect summer is spent outside, exploring forest floors and splashing in the ocean.

A new pilot project that will improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities was launched in Vancouver today and several founding employer partners were on hand to show their support.