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Thursday, September 8, 2016 10:07 AM
Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux has issued the following statement in response to the release of the Representative for Children and Youth’s (RCY’s) report that investigates the suicide of a First Nations youth in 2013:
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016 1:07 PM
The Province is committing $2 million to the Royal BC Museum to support all interested Aboriginal peoples in British Columbia seeking the return of their ancestral remains and belongings of cultural significance.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016 12:55 PM
The B.C. government is providing $250,000 this year to support the work of the Moose Hide Campaign, a growing movement of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal men dedicated to ending violence against women and girls.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016 2:54 PM
On September 7-8, 2016 Premier Christy Clark, her cabinet and the First Nations Leadership Council will welcome all delegates to the third annual Cabinet-First Nations Leaders Gathering, being held on the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish First Nations.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016 12:30 PM
The Government of British Columbia and BC Ferries are committing to a seasonal direct ferry service between Port Hardy and Bella Coola to support Aboriginal tourism and the mid-coast economy.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016 12:25 PM
Improving economic outcomes and business development opportunities in First Nations communities is at the heart of a provincial partnership with the B.C. Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN).
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016 10:39 AM
When Graeme, a member of the Gitxsan Nation, was younger, he struggled in high school and didn’t believe he’d ever make it to university. His family and aunt, Shirley Joseph, believed otherwise. She was the Aboriginal Coordinator for Langara at the time, and encouraged him to enroll at Vancouver Community College and then Langara to begin his post-secondary studies.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016 10:00 AM
Capilano University (Cap U) will provide Aboriginal students with tangible skills for teaching language in communities through a language and culture program. Vancouver Community College (VCC) will provide the gateway to careers program to help Aboriginal students develop, set and reach educational and career goals.
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Thursday, September 1, 2016 10:30 AM
This September, British Columbia will celebrate inclusive employers and the contributions of people with disabilities in the workplace with the third-annual Disability Employment Month.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016 9:30 AM
Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour Shirley Bond and Parliamentary Secretary Greg Kyllo gave an update on British Columbia’s economic progress since the BC Jobs Plan release in 2011 and a preview of where the jobs plan is headed in the five-year update later this fall.
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