Effective at noon on Saturday, June 27, 2015 within the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction, campfires will only be allowed on northern Vancouver Island, the mid-coast portion of the mainland and on Haida Gwaii.

More than 350 delegates will be at today's sold-out B.C.-Korea Trade and Investment Forum in Burnaby, where the session, The Opportunity is Now, is one of several eagerly awaited by entrepreneurs who are new to or wanting to entre the market.

As Canada celebrates National Aboriginal Day, the Province of B.C. is supporting a new project that will see education and awareness dialogues on the legacy of federal Indian Residential Schools taking place in communities across the province.

Lower Mainland First Nations will be developing strategies to gain in-demand skills and training as part of a Labour Market Partnership study funded by the provincial government.

Latest statistics show the number of international students choosing British Columbia as their study destination increased 22% from 94,000 students in 2009-10 to 114,600 in 2013-14.

B.C. is promoting the success of its Francophone Affairs Program and discussing ways to grow francophone labour mobility and economic development at the 20th meeting of the ministerial Conference on the Canadian Francophonie in Toronto, Ontario June 17-18.

The Province of British Columbia and AdvantageBC have launched a toolkit to help businesses understand and learn to use Canada's renminbi trading hub, Finance Minister Michael de Jong announced.