The B.C. government is teaming up with Sprott Shaw College and local employers to help close the gender gap in the Lower Mainland trades industry.

Lori Fry has a sunny disposition, strong connection to her community, and is all business when it comes to reflecting on life and how technology has helped her serve others.

A government-funded work experience project will help put Lumby on the map through social media.

The Province and the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to find new ways to expand the manufacturing industry in the Kootenays.

The Province is investing $24 million to increase access for low-income families to fresh food, dental and hearing care for children, and to support community initiatives to reduce poverty.

The Province is committing $749,872 to help unemployed people find forestry jobs through a paid training opportunity with Okanagan College.

A $248,525 study funded by the British Columbia government, in partnership with the Kitamaat Valley Education Society, will create a strategy for employers to attract and retain workers in and around Kitimat, Terrace and Smithers.  

Thanks to the Single Parent Employment Initiative (SPEI), Sarah, a single mother of two, is now back at school and on track to a fulfilling career in the health care field.

The B.C. government and Burns Bog Conservation Society are partnering to help four unemployed people gain valuable work experience while contributing to an exciting new outdoor educational concept at Burns Bog Delta Nature Reserve.