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Click to download RSS feed New grants help immigrants improve English skills KITIMAT – More new immigrants, refugees and their families living in Kitimat will have access to a free English language tutoring program, thanks to new funding of $7,045.[read more] Premier Clark’s Statement on the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Today marks the 60th anniversary of the ascension to the throne by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.[read more] B.C. announces site for Okanagan correctional centre OSOYOOS - The Province has selected the Osoyoos Indian Band’s proposed site, in the Senkulmen Enterprise Park on Highway 97, as the preferred location for a new Okanagan Correctional Centre, Premier Christy Clark announced.[read more] Mobile app helps users locate health services in B.C. COQUITLAM – The Province today unveiled a mobile application, which allows people to locate a range of health services in British Columbia using an iPhone, iPad or iPod.[read more] B.C. government permitting services to promote local jobs 100 MILE HOUSE – At the official opening of a brand-new FrontCounter BC office in 100 Mile House, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson also announced the expansion of the service’s dedicated call centre.[read more] FrontCounter BC comes to Chilliwack CHILLIWACK – Residents in the Fraser Valley will now find it even easier to access government services with the official opening of a brand-new FrontCounter BC office in Chilliwack.[read more] Supporting children through Success By 6® partnership QUESNEL – Success By 6® is receiving a new investment of $3.4 million from the Ministry of Children and Family Development for early childhood development opportunities for young children across the province.[read more] Council updates economic outlook for B.C. VICTORIA – British Columbia’s economy is expected to grow modestly this year and next year, according to updated projections by the B.C. Economic Forecast Council, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon said.[read more] New Interior crisis line network launched KAMLOOPS – All Interior Health residents now have around-the-clock access to toll-free telephone support when they need assistance managing personal concerns with the launch of an Interior Crisis Line Network.[read more] Teaching kids how to conquer adversity QUESNEL – Research has shown that anxiety has the highest prevalence rate of all childhood mental disorders, affecting approximately 65,000 children and youth in B.C.[read more] | |
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