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Economy
Minister’s statement on July’s Labour Force Survey results
Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation, has issued the following statement on the release of Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey for July 2022:
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Kamloops, Lillooet grow more food secure
Kamloops and Lillooet area residents will have greater access to nutritious food through grants to local food security projects.
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Nelson Civic Centre gets energy-efficiency upgrade
The Nelson Civic Centre is getting a substantial upgrade to improve energy efficiency, decrease climate pollution and improve the comfort and lifespan of the building.
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Government Operations
Temporary traffic change for Seymour Lake Road
Drivers are advised of temporary one-way traffic on Seymour Lake Road until Sept. 4 as part of a trial to reduce congestion.
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Haida Gwaii, Nuxalk grow more food secure
Haida Gwaii and Nuxalk Nation will have greater access to nutritious food through grants to local food-security projects.
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Road resiliency strengthened along Highway 19
Work is underway on Highway 19 through Nanaimo and Lantzville to improve the road surface and to increase the highway’s climate-change resiliency, making the drive safer and more reliable.
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Multiculturalism
New training program empowers people to address racism
More people throughout B.C. will receive free training on how to help defuse racist incidents through a new Anti-Racism Community (ARC) Stewards pilot program.
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B.C., shíshálh Nation will negotiate joint decision-making agreement
The shíshálh Nation and the Province of British Columbia are starting negotiations on the first joint decision-making agreement to be negotiated under Section 7 of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration Act).
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Parliamentary secretary’s statement on Emancipation Day
Rachna Singh, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, has released the following statement to mark Emancipation Day on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022:
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Services
Provincial funding helps grow a more food secure future
Residents of Surrey and White Rock will soon have greater access to more nutritious food through grants to local food security projects.
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Road resiliency strengthened along Highway 19
Work is underway on Highway 19 through Nanaimo and Lantzville to improve the road surface and to increase the highway’s climate-change resiliency, making the drive safer and more reliable.
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Pop the cork! Kelowna vineyard wins major national wine award
A family-owned winery with a strong commitment to organic farming is the 2022 WineAlign National Wine Awards winery of the year.
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