Vancouver Island University and Vancouver Island University Faculty Association (VIUFA) have reached a tentative agreement under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate.

Justice Minister and Attorney General Shirley Bond was in Kitimat today highlighting the work Kitimat Fire & Ambulance Services and its community partners have done to save lives as part of the Province's smoke alarm campaign.

The B.C. government is providing Decoda Literacy Solutions with a $1 million grant to support the organization's literacy outreach programs in communities throughout British Columbia.

Additional funding for a human resource strategy that supports skills training for people working in underground mining is now underway between the B.C. government and the BC Mining HR Task Force.

Funding of $9.9 million has been approved for the Northern Health Learning and Development Centre at the University Hospital of Northern B.C.

Four universities recently benefited from nearly $1.9 million in funding for 17 research infrastructure projects under the British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund.

The BC Jobs Start Here job fair will be in Prince Rupert on Friday, March 22, 2013, to connect job seekers with employers and share information on job opportunities, career trends, skills training and more.

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

Despite a significant projected decline in the number of students, the B.C. government is maintaining total K-12 funding for school operating grants at $4.725 billion for 2013-14.