http://www.news.gov.bc.ca/ The latest headlines by theme Jobs and the Economy en-us Copyright © 2009, Province of British Columbia 5 VICTORIA – A trade mission led by Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell departs today for China and Japan as the B.C. forest industry continues to expand and diversify wood product sales into key Asian markets. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009FOR0071-000586.htm Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:37:58 GMT VANCOUVER – The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of State (Sport), and B.C. Minister of State for the Olympics and ActNow BC, Mary McNeil, are pleased to announce the results of the Socio-economic Impact Study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009HLS0034-000582.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:32:48 GMT VANCOUVER - With more than half of the province's tourists coming from within British Columbia, Tourism BC is making sure more domestic travellers take advantage of B.C.'s world- class ski destinations, Kevin Krueger, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts announced today. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009TCA0011-000541.htm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:30:55 GMT KAMLOOPS – Workers in several Thompson-Nicola area communities will benefit from more than $580,000 in funding to undertake building and safety projects and create employment through the Job Opportunities Program, Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake announced on behalf of Bill Bennett, Minister of Community and Rural Development. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009CD0041-000578.htm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:39:28 GMT VICTORIA – Moody’s Investors Service has confirmed British Columbia’s AAA credit rating, noting the Province’s track record of prudent fiscal planning and its effective management of fiscal pressures, Finance Minister Colin Hansen announced. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009FIN0015-000576.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:07:34 GMT VICTORIA – Workers in the community of Cranbrook are benefiting from close to $140,000 through the Job Opportunities Program for an invasive plant management and fuel reduction project, announced Minister of Community and Rural Development Bill Bennett. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009CD0040-000572.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:27:01 GMT VICTORIA – The Workplace Training for Innovation Pilot program opens for application today, providing small business and not-for-profit employers in British Columbia with access to funding to support employee training, helping improve skills and productivity. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009ALMD0038-000567.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:06:54 GMT VICTORIA – Labour Minister Murray Coell today announced that he will appoint an Industrial Inquiry Commission to put forward options for a new bargaining structure for ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in the province. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009LBR0003-000564.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:10:27 GMT VICTORIA – Out-of-work resource workers will benefit from close to $500,000 in Job Opportunities Program funds to carry out urban tree planting, mountain pine beetle surveying, and range fence clearing, repairs and removal in the Kootenay Boundary regional district. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009CD0039-000554.htm Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:19:25 GMT CRANBROOK – Small businesses in Cranbrook will benefit from workshops aimed at improving productivity and competitiveness, announced Iain Black, Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009STED0014-000544.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:49:09 GMT