MINISTER CELEBRATED COMPLETION OF 2008/09 ABORIGINAL YOUTH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Ben Stewart, Minister of Citizens' Services, celebrated the completion of the second year of the Aboriginal Youth Internship Program on October 26, 2009. Twenty Aboriginal youth participated in a 12-month program designed to increase their education, leadership capacity and career opportunities. [News release]
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MUNICIPALITIES RECEIVE $15.9 MILLION IN LIEU OF TAXES
VICTORIA – The Province, through the Ministry of Citizens’ Services, is providing $15.9 million to 63 B.C. municipalities as grants-in-lieu of property taxes for 2009, announced Minister Ben Stewart.
ABORIGINAL YOUTH COMPLETE UNIQUE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
VICTORIA – Twenty Aboriginal youth were honoured last night for successfully completing the 2008/2009 Aboriginal Youth Internship Program, announced Ben Stewart, Minister of Citizens’ Services.
ROUND TWO GRANTS PROGRAM HELPS BRIDGE DIGITAL DIVIDE
VICTORIA – The Province is providing $1.5 million for Round Two of the Connecting Citizens Grant Program, to assist in bringing Internet service to citizens in rural and remote British Columbia locales announced Citizens’ Services Minister Ben Stewart.
BC PUBLIC SERVICE AMONG CANADA’S TOP 100 EMPLOYERS
VICTORIA – The BC Public Service is being recognized as one of the best places to work in the country after being named to the list of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for the first time, announced Citizens’ Services Minister Ben Stewart.
NOMINATIONS FOR 2009 PROVINCIAL NESIKA AWARDS NOW OPEN
VICTORIA – Nominations are being accepted for the 2009 Provincial Nesika Awards, an initiative that recognizes outstanding contributions to multiculturalism, Minister of Citizens’ Services and Minister responsible for Multiculturalism and the Public Affairs Bureau Ben Stewart announced.
Citizens’ Services works across government to enable the delivery of services to meet the needs of citizens, businesses, and the public sector.
