New funding for six wood-product manufacturers will grow B.C.’s value-added wood sector, fortifying local economies and creating and protecting hundreds of forestry jobs.

Skilled-trades students in School District 35 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.

The British Columbia government announced an investment of $401,000 in the Roofing Contractors Association of B.C. (RCABC) for skills training in high-priority trades seats.

The Province announced that it has invested, through the Industry Training Authority (ITA), a combined $660,000 to three training providers in Langley for skills training seats in high-priority trades.

Young people considering what skills they will need for tomorrow's in-demand occupations had an opportunity for an interactive, hands-on experience at WorkBC's Find Your Fit tour stop in Langley.