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NEW AGREEMENT HELPS B.C. & ALBERTA COLLEGES ADDRESS SKILLS SHORTAGE
Premier Gordon Campbell announced a new agreement that will see colleges and technical institutes in B.C. and Alberta work together to help train more of the skilled workers needed by two of Canada's strongest provincial economies. [News release]
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| | December 15, 2006 | | B.C. AND LIL'WAT FIRST NATION SIGN SEA-TO-SKY AGREEMENT | | | | VANCOUVER – B.C. and the Lil’wat First Nation have signed an agreement allowing the Province to widen the Sea-to-Sky Highway through portions of the Lil’wat claimed traditional territory, while enabling the Lil’wat to pursue employment, training and economic development opportunities. | | |
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| | December 14, 2006 | | MILESTONE REACHED IN 5,000-BED COMMITMENT FOR SENIORS | | | | COQUITLAM – At the opening of 60 new assisted living units at the Belvedere in Coquitlam, Health Minister George Abbott announced the Province has surpassed 2,500 net-new residential care beds, assisted living units and supportive housing units as part of the government’s commitment for 5,000 new beds and units by the end of 2008. | | |
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| | December 14, 2006 | | BE SAFE OUTDOORS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON | | | | VICTORIA – As many British Columbians prepare to head outdoors to participate in winter recreational activities this holiday season, Solicitor General John Les is reminding them to make safety their top priority. | | |
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| | December 14, 2006 | | B.C. CELEBRATES THREE NEW TRADES TRAINING INITIATIVES | | | | VANCOUVER – Industry leadership of British Columbia’s skills training system continues to expand with the approval by the Industry Training Authority of three new industry training organizations in vital economic sectors: tourism, industrial/commercial/institutional construction, and resource industries, announced Economic Development Minister Colin Hansen. | | |
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| | December 14, 2006 | | NEW ASSESSMENT FORMULA TO ENSURE FAIRNESS FOR PORTS | | | | VANCOUVER – Proposed changes to the property assessment formula for major ports will ensure fairness and certainty for port operators and municipalities, Rick Thorpe, Minister of Small Business and Revenue and Minister Responsible for Regulatory Reform, has announced. | | |
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While forestry, mining, fishing and agriculture remain important to B.C.'s economy, there is strong growth in new industries such as eco-tourism, agri-tourism, film and high tech.
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