Up to 202 Vancouver residents are currently receiving the training they need for jobs in their communities, thanks to support from the federal and provincial governments.

A contract for a $31.5-million project has been awarded to Lafarge Canada Inc. to build a new interchange at Mountain Highway where it intersects with Highway 1 in the District of North Vancouver, creating about 110 jobs over the life of the project.

Modern and efficient roadways are crucial to encouraging and supporting economic activity, facilitating trade, and creating well-paying, middle class jobs.

Students in the North Vancouver School District will benefit from $1.6 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects and classroom supplies, MLA Naomi Yamamoto announced on behalf of Education Minister Mike Bernier.

The District of North Vancouver is receiving a federal-provincial investment in critical clean water and wastewater infrastructure, announced Jane Thornthwaite, MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour on behalf of Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Peter Fassbender.

Skilled trades students in the North Vancouver and West Vancouver School Districts 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.

Captain Kit Little of the District of North Vancouver’s Fire and Rescue Services has today been honoured with a rare medal of bravery for his courageous actions in saving the life of a woman trapped in an apartment fire.

North Vancouver is receiving a joint federal-provincial Small Communities Fund grant worth $3,866,666 investments.

For Naz, everything has lined up to help her get off income assistance and into an in-demand career, thanks to the Single Parent Employment Initiative (SPEI), a government program that is covering her tuition and other expenses.