Sangster Elementary school is getting a $2.1-million seismic upgrade. Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida Chong and school board chair Wendy Hobbs were joined by students and school staff for an official signing event in the school's library.

Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond paid a special visit to Giscome.

A $1.4-million project agreement between the Ministry of Education and the Saanich Board of Education will result in a seismic upgrade for Deep Cove Elementary school.

MLA Ida Chong delivered good news to an excited gathering of students at Ecole Quadra Elementary.

The B.C. government is investing $403,615 to provide welding and metal fabrication training for people from First Nations communities under a Labour Market Sector Solutions (LMSS) partnership between the B.C. government and the Resource Training Organization (RTO).

The board of the Post-Secondary Employers' Association (PSEA) has ratified another two support staff agreements reached under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate.

Emily Carr University of Art + Design and the CUPE Local 15 support staff have reached a tentative agreement under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate.

The College of New Caledonia and the Faculty Association of College of New Caledonia (FACNC), as well as North Island College and the North Island College Faculty Association (NICFA) have reached tentative agreements under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate.

To highlight how easy it is for families to get the new $1,200 BC Training and Education Savings Grant, Education Minister Don McRae and Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett visited a BMO Bank of Montreal branch to discuss the new grant with a BMO financial planning expert and a local parent.