MINISTER ANNOUNCES $22.5 MILLION TO HELP CONNECT FIRST NATIONS
Minister Iain Black, pictured here with Ruth Williams, CEO of All Nations Trust Company and Norm Leech, Chair of the First Nations Technology Council, gathered with First Nations in Vancouver to announce $22.5 million in government funding to help B.C. First Nations communities access broadband.
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MUNICIPALITIES RECEIVE $15.9 MILLION IN GRANTS
VICTORIA – Sixty-three local governments will benefit from a total of $15.9 million in provincial grants in lieu of property taxes, Labour and Citizens’ Services Minister Iain Black announced.
$22.5 MILLION TO HELP CONNECT FIRST NATIONS
VANCOUVER – To help bridge the digital divide for First Nations, the provincial government is providing $22.5 million for broadband connectivity, announced Labour and Citizens’ Services Minister Iain Black with First Nations leaders.
NEW GUIDE TO DOING BUSINESS WITH GOVERNMENT
VICTORIA – Businesses in British Columbia have a new resource to help them become successful vendors to the public sector, Labour and Citizens’ Services Minister Iain Black and Small Business and Revenue Minister Kevin Krueger announced.
INNOVATIVE OFFICE WELCOMES MERRITT CLIENTS
MERRITT – The new Service BC Centre has officially opened in Merritt, providing one-window access to a wide range of government services for people in the Nicola Valley, announced Labour and Citizens’ Services Minister Iain Black and Housing and Social Development Minister Rich Coleman.
$5.2M GRANT PROGRAM HELPS BRIDGE DIGITAL DIVIDE
VICTORIA – Details of a $5.2-million grant program to deliver more Internet connectivity to homes, businesses and communities in rural and remote areas of British Columbia were announced by Labour and Citizens’ Services Minister Iain Black.
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