Skilled trades students in the Southeast Kootenay School District No. 5 (SD5) will benefit from a three-year, $15-million investment by the B.C. government to support…
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B.C. to add more cancer coverage for firefighters
The provincial government intends to move ahead with an amendment to the Firefighters Occupational Disease Regulation under the Workers Compensation Act to add presumptions for…
Minimum wage increase coming Sept. 15
The B.C. government announced today that in accordance with a commitment made in May 2016, the minimum wage will increase by 50 cents to $11.35…
Minimum wage increases tomorrow in B.C.
As announced back on May 4, the British Columbia government is increasing the minimum wage in two stages beginning Thursday, Sept. 15. The first increase…
B.C. spring tourism growth highest on record
The number of international visitors to British Columbia went over the one million mark for the first few months of 2016 according to the latest…
Strong tourism growth in last decade: study
A new study shows a 38% increase in tourism revenue over the last decade, proving the sector is a major economic driver for the province….
Radium shares in B.C. tourism success
A relaxing dip in some Rocky Mountain hot springs is what many visitors to the Kootenay Rockies want to hear after a day touring around…
Strong summer tourism season in B.C.
The latest overnight custom entries from Statistics Canada show a strong summer tourism season in British Columbia. Visitor numbers are up by 238,000 people for…
Visitor numbers show positive growth
British Columbia is showing strong growth in international overnight visitors with overall numbers up by an additional 34,785 visitors or 8.3% over May 2014, and…