BC Gov News

British Columbians throughout the province are benefiting from the actions included in the one-year progress update on Accessibility 2024.

Lower Mainland First Nations will be developing strategies to gain in-demand skills and training as part of a Labour Market Partnership study funded by the provincial government.

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.

History will soon be at the public's fingertips, thanks to an employment-training program that supports the Haida Gwaii Museum's archives.

B.C. has declared May 20, 2015, as "Aboriginal Social Enterprise Day" to celebrate Aboriginal social innovation and entrepreneurship and highlight the important role it plays in community and economic development throughout the province.

More than 50 Aboriginal workers will train for careers as heavy equipment operators through a Community and Employer Partnership between the B.C. government and the Southern Interior Construction Association, worth nearly $1.4 million.

Four people will be powering up some work experience building nine new campsites at the Bluejoint Creek provincial recreation site, thanks to nearly $153,000 in provincial Community and Employer Partnership funding for the Grand Forks ATV Club.

It's lights, camera, action for the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, thanks to nearly $31,000 in provincial Job Creation Partnership funding, which is helping four people get behind-the-scenes work experience at the festival office.