Category Archives: BC Government News

VICTORIA – The Province has completed a comprehensive review of options for provincially operated meat inspection services at Class A and B licensed abattoirs.

KAMLOOPS – As part of ‘Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan’, government is investing $550,000 over three years to help the B.C. silviculture industry develop new human resource strategies to meet the challenges of a changing labour market.

VICTORIA – Four local government employees from communities across British Columbia, recognized for their education and work experience in the local government field, are being awarded the following certificate by the provincial Board of Examiners.

TERRACE – It was a unique event – today, over 80 representatives from community organizations, First Nations, post-secondary institutions, employers, labour organizations and a host of others took part in the first Regional Workforce Table open house forum.

CRANBROOK – Local residents may see biologists ice fishing on Moyie Lake, beginning in mid-February to help recover burbot populations.

PRINCE RUPERT – The Port of Prince Rupert beat expectations and had another banner year in 2011 with record exports of forest, coal and grain products to China, Japan and Korea.

VICTORIA – Aboriginal learners have new opportunities for skills training thanks to the Aboriginal Training for Employment Program (ATEP).

VICTORIA – Parenting is the most important, rewarding and challenging job that most adults will undertake in their lifetime.

VICTORIA – The allowable annual cut for Tree Farm Licence 41 increases slightly by four per cent to 128,000 cubic metres effective immediately chief forester Jim Snetsinger announced.

VICTORIA – The B.C. government is providing $216,720 to an industry group headed by the GLOBE Foundation for a research project that will examine the labour market needs and job potential of British Columbia’s emerging clean economy sector.

VICTORIA – Did you know that nearly half of those who use social media don’t enhance the default privacy settings on their user profiles? The first step in using social media in a privacy enhancing way is learning how to … Continue reading →

VICTORIA – Six new Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund projects will receive a total of almost $6 million from the Province to support the development of new clean energy technologies.

SUN PEAKS – The newest member of the Province’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI), Sun Peaks, received $470,000 to boost tourism, increase investment and create jobs.

BURNS LAKE – The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identities of the two individuals found deceased in the debris of the Babine Forest Products sawmill.

VANCOUVER – The BC Coroners Service has confirmed that bone fragments found with a boot on a Vancouver beach this week are non-human in origin.

HOPE – Extreme avalanche conditions in the Coquihalla Pass prompted an avalanche control mission today by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s avalanche technicians.

BURNS LAKE – Forest industry veteran Bob Clark, vice-president of forestry consultants J B Clark and Co., has been recruited to lead the provincial government’s on-the-ground Burns Lake economic response efforts, announced Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Pat Bell.

SECHELT – Seniors in Sechelt now have increased access to affordable housing at the Jack Nelson Annex, a new 65-unit building funded by the governments of Canada and British Columbia, along with community partners.

KELOWNA – British Columbia’s tree fruit growers will save on operating costs and continue to drive the economy thanks to support from the governments of Canada and British Columbia.

CRANBROOK – Thirty children and their families marked Family Literacy Day in British Columbia by celebrating their success as published authors in a book being distributed to public and school libraries throughout the province.

VICTORIA – As part of ‘Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan’, the BC Water and Waste Association (BCWWA) and its sector partners have been awarded $632,500 for the development and pilot delivery of an industry-standard Parks and Public Works … Continue reading →

VICTORIA – Private investors are being offered a chance to create forestry jobs, fight global warming and reduce their carbon footprint under an innovative silviculture partnership.

VANCOUVER – Twenty communities across B.C. will benefit from greater flood protection thanks to a joint investment by the governments of Canada and British Columbia.

BURNS LAKE – Pat Bell, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, will be leading the Province’s efforts to help the community of Burns Lake recover economically from the devastating fire that destroyed the Babine Forest Products mill.

VANCOUVER – A $700,000 investment to help forest companies create jobs by turning their waste wood into high-value bio-products will address many of the recommendations from government’s Bio-Economy Committee, Pat Bell, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, said.

VICTORIA – BC Ferry Commissioner Gordon Macatee has delivered his review of the Coastal Ferry Act to Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Blair Lekstrom.

VANCOUVER – A new agreement with First Nations in the north that provides certainty around resource development along with a reduced backlog of mining permits will help create jobs in the mining sector, Premier Christy Clark announced.

CAMBPELL RIVER – Quinsam Mine, a coal mine located on central Vancouver Island, has been awarded a Mines Act amendment permit to extend its mining operations.

PORT MOODY – The Evergreen Line is taking a major step forward with pre-construction beginning and shovels hitting the ground in the next couple of weeks.

BURNS LAKE – The BC Coroners Service has confirmed that a second individual has been found deceased in the debris of the Babine Forest Products sawmill, levelled by an explosion and fire on the evening of January 20.

SALMON ARM – The Salmon Arm Economic Development Society is holding an export development workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 1 to help local businesses and organizations learn the ins and outs of exporting.

BURNS LAKE – The BC Coroners Service has confirmed that one person has been found deceased in the debris of the Babine Forest Products sawmill, levelled by an explosion and fire on the evening of Jan. 20.

VICTORIA – For small construction businesses – especially those in rural or remote areas – finding people to take over those businesses when an owner retires or wants to sell has become increasing difficult due to an aging population.

VICTORIA – A six-building renewal and upgrade has set the stage for the University of Victoria’s upcoming 50th anniversary, providing an enhanced world-class learning environment for future generations of students.

NEW WESTMINSTER – Twenty-four recruits arrived at the Justice Institute of British Columbia to begin extensive training and learn what it takes to become British Columbia’s next deputy sheriffs.

VICTORIA – The Province is continuing to make the healthier choice the easier choice with a new online, interactive sodium tool.