PREMIERS SIGN AGREEMENT ON TRADE FOR FULL LABOUR MOBILITY
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2008 ANOTHER STRONG YEAR FOR B.C. MINERAL EXPLORATION
VANCOUVER – Mineral exploration activity in the province reached $367 million in 2008, with 98 projects spending in excess of $1 million, announced Minister of State for Mining Gordon Hogg.
$8.6M EXPANDS SETTLEMENT WORKERS IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM
VICTORIA – The B.C. and federal governments are investing $8.6 million to help newly arrived students and their families in the K-12 public school system settle into our province, announced Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development.
PREMIER ANNOUNCES STUMPAGE PRICE CHANGE
VANCOUVER – The Province will update Coastal stumpage rates to reflect market realities; introduce new measures to expand the use of B.C. wood in construction; support growth and diversification in forestry; and further support forest workers, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.
NEW RESEARCH CHAIR WILL SUPPORT CATTLE INDUSTRY
KAMLOOPS – The Province and Thompson Rivers University are working together to help B.C. cattle ranchers improve profitability, protect grasslands and endangered species, and reduce greenhouse gases, Ida Chong, Minister of Technology, Trade and Economic Development, announced.
FUNDING FOR STUDENT LITERACY A PRIORITY
VICTORIA – The Province is providing $5 million for the fifth consecutive year to support the efforts of school districts to improve their students’ literacy skills, bringing the five-year total to $25 million, Education Minister Shirley Bond announced.
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