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Tuesday, March 7, 2023 10:55 AM
The Province is investing more than $200 million in food security to ensure people have better access to an increased supply of affordable, local food.
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Friday, February 17, 2023 8:15 AM
As many as 50 women will be able to train for jobs in the truck-driving industry in the Lower Mainland through a new Community and Employer Partnerships (CEP) project funded by the Province.
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 10:15 AM
More people with complex needs can get improved employment supports on their path to long-term recovery, health and wellness, thanks to an $8.2-million provincial grant to the Canadian Mental Health Association of British Columbia.
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Monday, February 13, 2023 10:45 AM
Youth who want to help other youth will be able to train for jobs in the health and social services sector as youth peer support workers, thanks to a new $16.2-million provincial grant.
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Monday, January 30, 2023 8:30 AM
As many as 15 eligible participants will receive skills training to prepare them for jobs as medical laboratory assistants in the Lower Mainland through a new Community and Employer Partnerships (CEP) project funded by the ministry.
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Monday, January 23, 2023 1:00 PM
People who have difficulty purchasing menstruation products in the Interior, Cranbrook, Hope, Kamloops, on the Lower Mainland and on southern Vancouver Island will soon have more options thanks to newly funded period poverty pilot projects created by local community organizations.
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Monday, December 12, 2022 2:00 PM
As many as 30 eligible participants will receive training to prepare them for jobs as professional truck drivers in the Lower Mainland.
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Friday, December 2, 2022 8:15 AM
The Province is awarding the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) a $2.5-million grant to expand its employment program dedicated to blind or partially sighted people.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2022 1:45 PM
Professional skills training is helping prepare as many as 45 people for jobs as crisis-response and mental-health workers in the Lower Mainland.
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Friday, September 16, 2022 7:30 AM
Nicholas Simons, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, and Dan Coulter, Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility, have released the following statement in recognition of Disability Employment Month:
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