Creative celebrations and community involvement highlighted Arts and Culture Week in communities throughout British Columbia this year.

A new labour market partnership agreement between the Province and the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC) will help address human resources challenges within Aboriginal non-profit agencies to better provide essential supports to Aboriginal people and families throughout B.C.

A small storage, run-of-river hydro facility that will create economic opportunities and help a coastal First Nation get off diesel is one of 11 new projects supported by B.C.'s First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF).

Nominations are now open for the annual Provincial Nesika Awards 2012 and British Columbians are encouraged to participate.

British Columbians are celebrating the 13th annual Arts and Culture Week, April 22-28, in recognition of the province's talented artists and diverse arts and cultural organizations.

The achievement of more than 60 local Aboriginal youth who have successfully completed the BladeRunners program was celebrated today at a graduation ceremony hosted by the Cariboo Chilcotin Aboriginal Training Employment Centre Society (CCATEC).

They say reading is as easy as A, B, C, but some children continue to struggle with a skill that is vital to a healthy, successful future - and a new partnership will help improve early literacy skills in rural and remote communities.