The expansion of the Experience the Fraser Canyon to Coast Trail will continue thanks to more than $335,000 of government funding and five people gaining work experience in the construction and trail-building sector.

Larger ballots to improve the voting experience for sight-impaired voters, hearing loop technology on BC Ferries and an $800,000 Google grant for LipSync, a mouth-controlled input device for mobile phones created by the Neil Squire Society.

For the first time in its history, a digital all-Island archive is going to be created in Haida Gwaii with support from a government-funded skills training project.

The Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation is eliminating the $45 BC Bus Pass annual administration fee for people with the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) designation.

Twenty-one members of Gingolx Village’s population will gain work experience and help support new tourism industry opportunities by way of improved campsites, trails, marine development, community beautification and a new performance stage.

A new focus on social innovation in the Community and Employer Partnerships program will support B.C.’s growing social-enterprise sector and increase the potential for social innovation in B.C.

Five people in the Cariboo region will gain new job skills as they upgrade the Gold Rush Snowmobile Trail and other local recreation sites through a Job Creation Partnership with the British Columbia government.

The Province has proclaimed May 20, 2016, as B.C.’s third Aboriginal Social Enterprise Day to celebrate the accomplishments of Aboriginal social enterprises and their contributions to the vitality of British Columbia and the strength and resilience of Aboriginal communities.

Up to 16 job seekers will gain valuable work experience and contribute to the ongoing restoration of the North Pacific Cannery National Historic Site in the Port Edward/Prince Rupert area, through a Job Creation Partnership with the Province of British Columbia.

Leanne Dospital has been appointed as the new Advocate for Service Quality by Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation Michelle Stilwell.