BC Timber Sales (BCTS) and the Nanwakolas Council have provided a large western red cedar log to Carihi Secondary school to be used by students and staff to carve a traditional canoe under the guidance of Indigenous students, artists and Elders.

Building on the economic benefits and jobs created by getting to yes on major projects and provincial investments in infrastructure, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson announced immediate investments and a long-term action plan outlined in B.C.’s rural economic development strategy that will create jobs and economic opportunities in Campbell River.

The B.C. government is recognizing the first six graduates of an innovative Western Forest Products training program aimed at supporting the growing need for workers in the province's forest industry.

Residents on the North Island will now find it even easier to access government services with the official opening of a brand-new FrontCounter BC office in Campbell River, Minister of Agriculture and MLA for Comox Valley Don McRae announced.