A popular recreational forest area in the Campbell River area is receiving some much-needed upgrades.

The B.C. government announced funding for a new pilot project at North Island College (NIC) that will train North Island residents and First Nations to work in the film and TV industry, and meet the growing labour need for locally trained crews in the region.

The British Columbia government and North Island College (NIC) have partnered on a new $600,000 labour-market project that will boost aquaculture in B.C. and help residents become aquaculture technicians in the future.

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.

Shirley Bond, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour announced that the government is investing more than $280,000 to support marketing by provincial tourism sectors.

Up to 44 British Columbians in the Campbell River and Duncan areas are receiving the training they need for jobs in their communities, thanks to the federal/provincial partnership under the Canada-B.C. Job Fund Agreement.

North Island College (NIC) will receive $200,000 to support training for workers affected by the Myra Falls Mine suspension and Quinsam Mine closure near Campbell River.

British Columbia is rolling out the red carpet to celebrate the wide range of screen-based entertainment, which is created throughout the province, by proclaiming Monday, July 27, 2015, as “Screen in BC Day”.