A feast was held today to celebrate the signing of a second Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement (AEEA) for Delta, with partners committing to support Aboriginal student success and bring a greater awareness of Aboriginal culture and history to all students.

B.C. has reached successful agreements with First Nations that deliver specific, practical benefits for communities, companies and the province by shortening project timelines, facilitating faster permits for projects, and creating new jobs, partnerships and training programs.

Future health professionals in the Bulkley Valley will benefit from additional student spaces in the health-care assistant training program at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT).

Premier Christy Clark announced today two British Columbians who will chair the BC Jobs and Investment Board and the Aboriginal Business and Investment Council.

Envision a life and job skill-building program that takes a group of youth on the adventure of a lifetime - travelling across Canada to work on organic farms in Manitoba, then back to B.C. for parks and recreation job experience, all the while incorporating French language and cultural learning opportunities.

Newcomers in Sooke, Saanich, Langford and Squamish will receive immigrant settlement services for the first time, thanks to new funding of $4.4 million.

With the official opening of the Aboriginal Mother Centre, Aboriginal mothers and children at risk of homelessness now have access to transformational homes that are linked to cultural traditions.

Progress continues on the BC Jobs Plan with the announcement of a Mines Act permit for the Barkerville Gold Mine, outside of Wells.