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Province releases 1020 budget consultation paper. British Columbians are being asked for their views on how the next provincial budget should provide for core services; make B.C. more competitive; and Full story

Project fights invasive plants, creates jobs. Workers in more than 20 communities throughout British Columbia will benefit from $1.5 million for a provincewide invasive plant species project, announced Full story

Budget fails to come clean on cuts to health care services says HSA. British Columbia families will bear the brunt of the provincial government’s failure to adequately fund health care, Health Sciences Full story

Protecting vital services, building for the future. The B.C. government is protecting vital services and positioning British Columbia for renewed economic growth, Finance Minister Colin Hansen announced Full story

The B.C. Federation of Labour is calling on the Campbell government to cancel the HST agreement with Ottawa. “At a time of great economic uncertainty, when BC is losing full-time jobs faster than any Full story

Governments of Canada and B.C. invest $14M in jobs. An investment of more than $14 million through the Community Adjustment Fund and Job Opportunities Program will help organizations and groups throughout Full story

B.C. budget leaves restaurant industry hungry for answers. Today’s budget leaves the province’s restaurant and foodservice industry hungry for answers on how the government will offset the negative Full story

The BC Government has set up a new section on its main website at http://www.gov.bc.ca/hst/ with a wealth of information about the Harmonized Sales Tax. The government claims that the main benefit of HST Full story

Liberals plan to give portion of PST revenue to Feds in new HST. BC Conservative Deputy Leader, Chris Delaney, says he believes the BC Liberal government may be planning to assign 1% of its 7% share of Full story

Province invests $2.4M to boost adult literacy skills. Free tutoring programs will help B.C. adults upgrade their education or improve their English and literacy skills this year, announced Moira Stilwell, Full story

Okanagan College creates centre for aboriginal students. Aboriginal students attending Okanagan College¹s Salmon Arm campus this fall have a new space that celebrates their heritage and provides access Full story

Education by the numbers. Here are the facts about British Columbia’s public education system. Funding Operating funding to school districts in 2009-10 is an estimated $4.551 billion – an $84-million Full story

Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan agree to economic partnership. Strengthening internal trade, innovation and international marketing, further developing Canada-U.S. relations and committing to improve pension Full story

BC Liberal Budget proves deceitfulness and incompetence beyond a reasonable doubt. The B.C. Liberal government released their September Budget Update for 2009, and are asking for more money from British Full story

The provincial budget update released today by Finance Minister Colin Hansen ignores the hardships faced by tens of thousands of unemployed British Columbians and their families, focussing instead on minimizing Full story

From best to last — young workers call frozen minimum wage an embarrassment as BC set to claim last place August 31, 2009. Tomorrow British Columbia will become the lowest minimum wage province in all Full story