| December 15, 2011 Newcomers to Vancouver, Burnaby and New Westminster to Receive Settlement Services VANCOUVER – Newcomers to Vancouver, Burnaby and New Westminster will receive enhanced immigrant settlement services to help them settle into their new lives and gain employment December 12, 2011 $1.8 Million For Vancouver Skills Training Vancouver – As part of “Canada Starts Here: The B.C. Jobs Plan”, the provincial government is investing over $1.8 million in seven new skills training programs in Vancouver. The programs are part of the Employment Skills Access Initiative (ESA). September 12, 2011 Third Phase of B.C.’s Intersection Safety Camera Program Goes Live VANCOUVER - Today, the provincial government, police and ICBC announced that the third phase of B.C.’s upgraded Intersection Safety Camera (ISC) program has gone live across the province – including 13 cameras located in Vancouver. July 08, 2011 17 Intersection Safety Cameras Go Live in Vancouver VANCOUVER - Today, the provincial government, police and ICBC announced that the second phase of B.C.’s upgraded Intersection Safety Camera (ISC) program has gone live across the province – including 17 cameras located in Vancouver. June 29, 2011 Sunglasses - Check! Sunscreen - Check! Books - Check! VANCOUVER - Imaginations ran wild today at the Vancouver Public Library for the launch of the first ever British Columbia Library Association's (BCLA) writing contest and the annual Summer Reading Club. May 26, 2011 Child-Care Providers Get a Gold Star VANCOUVER – Vancouver child-care providers were honoured today at the 2011 B.C. Child Care Awards celebrating outstanding service to children and families. May 17, 2011 Athletes, Thespians & Sailors In Vancouver Win Provincial Grants VANCOUVER –Thirteen organizations in VANCOUVER will share $254,600 in the latest round of gaming grants released today by the provincial government. May 05, 2011 60th Anniversary of Mental Health Week VICTORIA - May 1 to 7 is Mental Health Week in Canada. This year is the 60th anniversary of Mental Health Week. This week is a time for all of us to learn, talk, reflect and engage with each other on the many issues relating to mental health. April 06, 2011 Building a Safer, Better Vancouver VANCOUVER – The Province has granted $8,011,264 to Vancouver as part of a $63.8-million funding infusion to help communities with their spending priorities. April 01, 2011 April is Autism Awareness Month in B.C. VICTORIA - Autism Spectrum Disorders affect about one in every 110 children and their families in B.C. The B.C. government is recognizing and honouring children, youth and families living with autism March 23, 2011 Funding Boost Eases Transition to Full-Day Kindergarten VANCOUVER – Sixty-eight licensed child-care providers in Vancouver will share $115,607.14 in bonus funding this Spring March 10, 2011 B.C.'s Exports Start Year With a 21 Per Cent Jump VICTORIA - 2011 is off to a roaring start for British Columbia's exporters and manufacturers as January's domestic exports topped more than $2.4 billion, an increase of more than $410 million or nearly 21 per cent compared with January 2010. March 10, 2011 Vancouver Showcased to World's Largest Audience VANCOUVER - Vancouver is the first Canadian city to be singled out as the featured tourism destination by one of the largest Asian travel media companies. March 04, 2011 Plywood Removed and School Re-Opened KELOWNA - Plywood was pulled off the windows of Anne McClymont Primary in Kelowna this morning to celebrate the official re-opening of the school March 03, 2011 Vancouver Groups Receive More Than $8 Million in Gaming Grants VANCOUVER – Community gaming grant funding totalling $8,749,081 will go to support 247 human and social service community organizations in Vancouver February 25, 2011 B.C. Salutes TechBA's Successful First Year VANCOUVER - Since taking root through the 2010 Integrated Business Hosting program and opening its office last summer, TechBA Vancouver, has already helped sow seeds of success for Mexican and Canadian technology companies. February 24, 2011 B.C. Backs Japan-Canada Economic Partnership Study VANCOUVER - B.C. supports and looks forward to contributing to a new feasibility study on establishing an economic partnership agreement between Canada and Japan, the province's largest Asian export market. February 22, 2011 Be Loud, Speak Out - Bullying is Not Acceptable VICTORIA - Tell someone. That's the message that Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid wants students who may face being bullied at school or online to hear February 21, 2011 Get Your Art On: Province Supports Vancouver Arts and Artists VANCOUVER – The BC Arts Council board has approved $2,299,956 in provincial government grants to 81 different arts organizations in Vancouver. February 17, 2011 B.C. Wraps 2010 with 7th Straight Tourism Increase VICTORIA - British Columbia has posted its seventh straight month of gains in international overnight visitors, including a jump of 6.2 per cent in people arriving from the U.S., a key market for the province's tourist industry. February 11, 2011 Provincial Partnership Puts B.C. Restaurants on Podium VANCOUVER - A partnership to keep British Columbians dining out and celebrating the province's world-class cuisine has been formed with the B.C. government, the B.C. Food and Restaurant Association and the Vancouver Canucks. February 11, 2011 Record Exports to Asia Fuel B.C.'s 2010 Trade Numbers VICTORIA - Buoyed by record trade with Asia, British Columbia saw the value of its domestic exports climb to more than $28.7 billion in 2010, an increase of $3.6 billion, or nearly 15 per cent compared with 2009. February 10, 2011 B.C.'s First Modular Classroom Delivered NEW WESTMINSTER - The New Westminster school district received a very large gift from the Province early this morning that will soon serve as a bright and open learning space for students February 10, 2011 No Athlete Left behind in New Powell River School POWELL RIVER - Plans for a new elementary school in Powell River have been expanded to ensure that all children can play, announced Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid. February 10, 2011 Tour Firms Credit Olympics for Boosting Trips to B.C. VICTORIA - International and local tour operators are reporting surging sales of trips to British Columbia as a result of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games February 09, 2011 2010 Legacies Build Future for Athletes, Communities Two communities on opposite sides of British Columbia have spent the year since the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games building on their 2010 legacies | |
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