Skilled trades students in three regional 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.

More students will be offered the chance to pursue a career in health care thanks to one-time targeted funding for the introduction to health practices program at Northwest Community College.

A $3.94-million contract has been awarded to Peter’s Bros. Construction Ltd. for a paving project on Highway 16 in Prince Rupert.

The B.C. government has distributed $49,475 in compensation for municipal property taxes to the City of Prince Rupert.

Two school districts in the region will receive a combined $40,000 in funding for the Youth Work in Trades program to boost trades training for young people.

 Students, teachers and staff at Conrad Elementary school in the Prince Rupert school district will benefit from $376,575 in provincial School Enhancement Program funding.

Families in the Prince Rupert school district will benefit from improved transportation services thanks to $117,597 in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.

Paving the Tuck Inlet Road, which provides access to the community of Lax Kw'alaams near Prince Rupert, has begun.