BC Gov News

Students at Vancouver Community College (VCC) will benefit from improved and upgraded campus facilities, thanks to $4.6 million in capital funding that is part of government's investment in B.C.'s post-secondary infrastructure this year.

Students at Langara College will benefit from improved and upgraded campus facilities, thanks to over $2.2 million in capital funding that is part of government's investment in B.C.'s post-secondary infrastructure this year.

The BC Coroners Service is warning parents of infants about the potential dangers of using co-sleepers, a type of crib that attaches to the side of an adult bed. The warning comes after an extensive investigation into the death of a 10-month-old Surrey girl who died last year after becoming trapped between the co-sleeper and the adult bed.

School districts throughout B.C. are receiving their share of $5 million as part of ongoing funding to support their energy efficiency upgrades, Environment Minister Terry Lake and Education Minister George Abbott announced as they released the first of government's carbon neutral capital program (CNCP) cheques.

Ensuring that our youth have access to business skills, are better prepared to enter the labour force and have the information necessary to consider an entrepreneurial career choice is why the Province is providing a grant of $1 million to Junior Achievement B.C. (JABC), announced Minister of Finance, Kevin Falcon at the BC Business Laureates and Junior Achievement Gala Dinner event.