Funding for job re-training slashed

LAKE COWICHAN - Unemployment is on the rise on Vancouver Island. For those who are out of work, finding new work often means finding a new career. But training courses offered to do that can be expensive. Now, people who depend on tuition grants from the BC government are reeling from a sudden decision to slash that funding. Kathy Wagner was set to begin a career-training course in January, but thats now on hold. She thought she qualified for more than $11000 in relief, until the ...
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