John Lalonde did not want his hearing loss to keep him from pursuing his dream job as a bike mechanic in Revelstoke, so this spring he reached out to his local WorkBC Employment Services Centre for help.

As students throughout B.C. get ready to head back to school on Tuesday, government is providing a number of supports to families, including low-income families, to help them with everything from school supplies to funding for food programs.

The Roe Lake and District Recreation Commission is getting its filing system updated, developing a marketing plan for weddings, conferences and events, and giving one person work experience in office administration, thanks to more than more than $10,000 in provincial Community and Employer Partnership funding.

The Single Parent Employment Initiative will remove barriers to employment for single parents on income and disability assistance by providing them with the supports they need to secure long-term and sustainable employment.

Amendments to the employment and assistance and the employment and assistance for persons with disabilities regulations pave the way for significant changes to the income and disability assistance program in British Columbia.

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.

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