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MAJOR PROJECTS INVENTORY UPDATE

The British Columbia government's Major Projects Inventory continues to climb to record high levels according to the latest update in September, 2006. The MPI tracks the growth of large-scale construction projects in the province. There are now a record 783 capital projects worth an estimated $109.9 billion planned or underway in B.C. [Read more]

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December 22, 2006

B.C. HIGH ON THE LIST FOR INTERPROVINCIAL MIGRATION

VICTORIA – The new year will see an ever-strengthening “new West” that continues to welcome people from across Canada to British Columbia, according to reports released by BC Stats today.

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.

November 17, 2006

INVENTORY OF MAJOR B.C. PROJECTS CONTINUES TO CLIMB

VICTORIA – The provincial government’s Major Projects Inventory, tracking the growth in the number of large-scale construction projects in B.C., continues to climb to new record high-levels.

October 30, 2006

ITA LAUNCHES WEBSITE TO TALK TO TEENS ABOUT TRADES

VANCOUVER – B.C.’s young people have a new way to find out about careers in the trades, thanks to a web site sponsored by the Province’s Industry Training Authority.

September 14, 2006

B.C. SETS OUT NEXT STEPS FOR OLYMPIC ACCOUNTABILITY

VANCOUVER – Economic Development Minister Colin Hansen has announced that a new Performance and Accountability Agreement has been signed with VANOC as part of a response to recommendations made in the Auditor General’s review and a due diligence report on venue construction from Partnerships BC.

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