The B.C. government is giving the University of Northern British Columbia's Community Development Institute $50,000 to continue research on economic diversification and ways to improve housing stability in rural and northern communities.

Future health professionals in Prince George will benefit from an additional student spaces at the Justice Institute of British Columbia to get the training they need as primary care paramedics to provide the high-quality health care B.C. families deserve.

Students at three of College of New Caledonia's campuses will benefit from improved and upgraded campus facilities, thanks to $3.3 million in capital funding that is part of government's investment in B.C.'s post-secondary infrastructure this year.

Training opportunities are being offered to more than 30 First Nations people in north central B.C. to help meet the growing demand for skilled workers in the mineral exploration and mining industry.

The first of nine new Cariboo Connector four-laning projects on Highway 97 is going to tender this week.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed that a second worker from the Lakeland sawmill in Prince George has died following an explosion and fire at the mill.

Thirty people in Northern British Columbia have begun a five-week training program to learn the skills necessary to work as log or chip truck drivers and heavy equipment operators (HEO) in the forestry industry.

The Province has delivered its final payment of $10.12 million in direct funding for the 2015 Canada Winter Games, fulfilling its pledge to stand behind the host society, announced Ida Chong, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.