GROUNDBREAKING UNIVERSITY EXPANSION
Premier Gordon Campbell joins dignitaries in Kamloops to break ground on the new Thompson Rivers University library and House of Learning. [News release]
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PROVINCE PROVIDES $1.7 MILLION TO CELEBRATE HERITAGE
VICTORIA – In honour of BC150, the Province is providing $1.7 million to celebrate and recognize the significant role that heritage plays in the provincial economy, Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Bill Bennett announced.
FUNDING SUPPORTS WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
VICTORIA – Women in British Columbia’s science and technology sector are receiving $53,950 in funding from the Ministry of Small Business and Revenue and the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development.
$17-MILLION LIVESMART INVESTMENT FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING
VICTORIA – The Province is investing $17 million in energy efficiency retrofits for low-income housing that will help put more money in the pockets of low-income British Columbians and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, announced Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Minister Richard Neufeld.
GOVERNMENT KICKS OFF 33% REDUCTION IN FERRY FARES
VICTORIA – Today marks the first day of the provincial government’s 33 percent reduction in coastal ferry fares for December and January, announced Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon.
MAJOR PROJECTS INVENTORY SETS NEW CONSTRUCTION RECORD
VICTORIA – The latest Major Projects Inventory shows that construction projects across B.C. have increased for the 21st consecutive quarter, with 863 major capital projects, worth an estimated $174.7 billion planned or underway, Technology, Trade and Economic Development Minister Ida Chong announced.
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