In 2011, Duane Elverum and Janet Moore of Simon Fraser University co-founded CityStudio, a learning hub in Vancouver that connects students, instructors, city staff and community members aiming to co-create solutions to real-world problems facing their city.

A government-funded program is giving unemployed Aboriginal people paid training and hands-on work experience in the Thompson-Nichola region’s horticulture industry.

Thanks to the launch of a new motorcycle permit for people with disabilities, created by SPARC BC and supported by the provincial government, more people will be able to make use of designated parking spots, which will allow them to have access to parks, recreational facilities and services in their communities.

More of Kamloops’ back alleys are going to be turned into art galleries, thanks to more than $19,000 in provincial funding for a work experience project.

The City of Kamloops knows it has a labour shortage coming, and work is underway to help local businesses meet the future demand for workers.

A $1.16-million Job Creation Partnerships project developed by the B.C. government and the Invasive Species Council of B.C. is putting people to work weeding out invasive plants and species in five Interior communities.

Thousands of British Columbia parents are building a brighter future for their families, thanks to the Single Parent Employment Initiative (SPEI), a unique government program that was launched one year ago.

A new event promoting the bicycle as a healthy and convenient mode of transportation for shopping trips is getting a kick-start from a government-funded Job Creation Partnership.

Provincial funding is providing work experience to four North Islanders as they gain new skills removing invasive knotweed in four different communities.

Up to eight job seekers in the Barriere and Clearwater area, including members of the Simpc’w First Nation, will gain trail clearing, milling and carpentry skills, thanks to a new Job Creation Partnership project.