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Canada-BC Job Grant  New Program available to BC Employers The Canada-BC Job Grant helps you invest in your workforce, equipping workers with the necessary training to make your business succeed. This Program provides employers with funding to help offset the cost of training for new or existing employees. Your business could receive two-thirds of the cost of training […]

January 26, 2015 In This Issue Federal Government and Bank of Canada take action in wake of falling oil prices B.C. Energy Minister says Site C won’t stifle independent power projects The Public Affairs Update is your weekly insight, perspective and analysis on politics in British Columbia and Canada.  This newsletter is brought to you by […]

January 12, 2015 In This Issue Prime Minister Harper announces new initiative to promote skilled trades B.C. government supports PST increase to fight congestion New B.C. regulation bans oil from natural gas pipelines The Public Affairs Update is your weekly insight, perspective and analysis on politics in British Columbia and Canada.  This newsletter is brought to […]

– A TAPESTRY OF PLACE – A PLACE-BASED CULTURAL TOURISM STRATEGY FOR THE COLUMBIA VALLEY Prepared for the Columbia Cultural Tourism Association by: STEVEN THORNE, Place-Based Cultural Tourism Planning From Paris to Prague, from Santa Fe to San Francisco, from L’Anse-aux-Meadows to Haida Gwaii, sense of place is fundamental to cultural tourism. This is where place-based cultural tourism parts […]