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February 2, 2012

Investing in future of B.C.’s silviculture industry

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.

January 31, 2012

Helping to build British Columbia’s clean economy

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.

January 30, 2012

First Regional Workforce Table open house forum in Terrace

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.

January 27, 2012

Sun Peaks gets $470K boost

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.

January 27, 2012

Forestry veteran recruited to help Burns Lake recovery

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.