PROVINCE RECOGNIZES FASD PREVENTION AND SUPPORT DAY

VICTORIA – Each year, on the ninth day of the ninth month, people in British Columbia and around the world recognize Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Prevention and Support Day to raise awareness of this disorder and highlight the importance of abstaining from alcohol during pregnancy.

FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ADVANCE ADULT LITERACY

VICTORIA – Sixty-four community based literacy programs will help B.C. adults upgrade their education and enhance their basic skills so they can make the most of their potential and careers, announced Moira Stilwell, Minister for Advanced Education and Labour Market Development.

MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CONTINUE TO CLIMB

VICTORIA – Record-breaking numbers of major construction projects provide further evidence that British Columbia’s economy is on the rebound, said Iain Black, Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development.

PROVINCE, BUSINESS BOOST B.C. AT CHINA INVESTMENT EXPO

XIAMEN, CHINA – A 50- person delegation from British Columbia is promoting the province this week at the world’s largest international investment promotion event in China, announced Iain Black, Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development, and Naomi Yamamoto, Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations.

EDUCATION MINISTER WELCOMES CLASS OF 2023

COQUITLAM – Full-day kindergarten launched today for 20,000 new students, including nearly 90 young learners at Walton Elementary in Coquitlam, many of whom will be part of one of the first bilingual Mandarin programs in B.C., announced Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid.