Did you know that one of the biggest barriers that small-business owners face is unnecessary red tape?

Minister of State for Seniors Ralph Sultan joined the United Way of the Lower Mainland to announce that the Better at Home program is more than tripling the number of sites, adding 38 new locations including First Nations communities around the province.

A strengthened partnership between government and the B.C. construction industry was announced by Premier Christy Clark and Manley McLachlan, president of the B.C. Construction Association.

Surrey seniors will benefit from a $20,000 Age-friendly grant to help create programs or tools that address the needs of the city's older residents.

BC Transit and the Canadian Auto Workers Local 333 have ratified a two-year agreement under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate.

Kent seniors will benefit from a $15,000 age-friendly grant to help create programs or tools that address the needs of the district's older residents. The District of Kent is one of 27 communities receiving grants for 2013.

Thirteen key stakeholder organizations, including representatives from the railway, petroleum, transportation and business sectors, are meeting face-to-face today to begin building what will become a made-in-B.C., world-leading spill response plan.

Mission seniors will benefit from a $20,000 age-friendly grant to help create programs or tools that address the needs of the district's older residents.

Port Alberni seniors will benefit from a $20,000 age-friendly grant to help create programs or tools that address the needs of the city's older residents. The City of Port Alberni is one of 27 communities receiving grants for 2013.