Skilled trades students in the Campbell River School District will benefit from a three-year, $15-million investment by the B.C. government to support youth-trades programs with the purchase of new trades-training equipment.
School District 72 is receiving $184,201 over the next three years for the purchase of equipment including table saws, plasma table cutters and jointers.
“I believe this, that if you train people closer to where they live, they are more likely to stay there and provide you with the critical work force that you require going forward,” said Shirley Bond, minister of jobs.
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