Princeton & District Community Skills Centre

🚨ALERT🚨

🪏🪚 🚧MATRIX IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION🚧🪏🪚

We at the Princeton & District Community Skills Centre are thrilled to welcome a new session of...

🚨🚧MATRIX 2.0 NEXGEN 🚧🚨
💥THE INDUSTRY & TRADES EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE💥

This session is focused on preparing participants to enter industry and trades ~ so what does that mean?

Participants will acquire ~
🤕 WorkSafe approved Occupational First Aid
🚙Transportation Endorsement
🛠️CSTS
💸Financial Literacy
📓Trades Math

Additional Benefits 🤩 (Yes, there's MORE!)
🧐Career Exploration & Job Coaching
✨Specialized Employment Workshops
☕Fully Loaded Coffee &🍿 Snack Bar
💁Employment Training
🤑Paid Participation & Completion Bonus

So~ Are you......
🔥FIRED UP! & Eager to Participate?
🕛Available to Participate for 8 Weeks?
🫠Underemployed
✅Legally Entitled to Work in Canada
❌Not in School Full-Time
🎉 Aged 16+
🏠Living in the Surrounding Area

🙌 What are you waiting for?! INQUIRE TODAY!! 🙌
Spots are limited 😮
☎️(250)295-4051
📨[email protected]
🏢206 Vermilion Ave, Princeton BC
📲(250)273-9842 (Text Only)



Leah Goforth Ward
Dierra Maynard
Cassidy Rae
LC Lorraine Grams
Sarah Neufeld
Princeton & District Community Skills Centre

New Date for Occupational First Aid ‼

Where? Princeton & District Community Skills Centre
When? Friday September 25, 2026 @8:30am-4:30pm
Cost? $195.00 +GST =$204.75 total

First come, first signed up basis with limited spots! Contact us today to get your seat.

📞(250)295-4051
💻[email protected]
📍206 Vermilion Ave, Princeton BC



Princeton & District Community Skills Centre
Leah Goforth Ward
Cassidy Rae
Dierra Maynard
Sarah Neufeld
LC Lorraine Grams

Build your future in construction! 🏗️
The StrongerBC future skills grant covers up to $3,500 in eligible short-term skills training for BC residents aged 19 and older, including 21 programs in the construction sector, starting as early as September. 👷
Whether you're looking to upgrade your skills, change or advance your career or explore new opportunities in the construction industry, the future skills grant can help you gain the practical, job-ready skills employers are looking for. 🛠️
Ready to take the next step? Learn more about eligibility, available programs and how to apply at WorkBC.ca 👇
https://www.workbc.ca/.../strongerbc-future-skills-grant

Workbc-ApprenticeServices
Work BC South Okanagan

😎Our free online information sessions continue into September!

Join us on Thursday, September 3rd from 11:30am – 12:15pm for a free online session covering everything you need to know about WorkBC Apprentice Services and the financial supports available to you during your apprenticeship training.

In this session you'll learn:
🔹 What WorkBC Apprentice Services offers
🔹 Eligibility and application steps
🔹 Types of financial supports available
🔹 How to obtain an Employment Insurance (EI) reference code for training
🔹 Where to find additional resources and assistance

This session is free and takes place online via Zoom.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4pKaeVS 😎

🇨🇦 **YOUR MP IS COMING TO PRINCETON TOMORROW — LET’S USE THE OPPORTUNITY!**

We are proud to welcome **MP Helena Konanz** back to the **Princeton & District Community Skills Centre** tomorrow, **August 21**, for her Princeton Satellite Office.

📍 **206 Vermilion Avenue**
⏰ **10:00 AM–12:00 PM**

And Princeton — this part matters.

Having our Member of Parliament and her team available **right here in our rural community** is an opportunity worth using.

You don't need to have a crisis. You don't need to know exactly which level of government is responsible for your concern. And you certainly **don't have to agree politically to participate in democracy.**

Come with a question. Come with an idea. Come tell your MP what life actually looks like in Princeton and the surrounding Similkameen.

🏠 Housing and affordability
🔥 Wildfire preparedness, recovery and emergency supports
⛏️ Mining, major projects, jobs and our regional economy
👷 Employment, EI and skilled-worker shortages
👵 CPP, OAS and federal services for seniors
🏪 Rural small-business challenges
🛣️ Infrastructure and the realities of small, geographically isolated communities
🌲 Forestry, natural resources and environmental concerns
🇨🇦 Or simply help navigating a federal program or service

**This is what representation is for.**

One of the realities of rural life is our distance from decision-makers. Tomorrow, our federal representative is coming to us.

**Let’s show why having a federal presence in Princeton matters — by using it.**

Come ask a question. Share an idea. Raise a concern. Or simply stop in and say hello.

🇨🇦 **Friday, August 21 | 10 AM–12 PM**
📍 Princeton & District Community Skills Centre
206 Vermilion Avenue

**Our door is open. Come be part of the conversation.** ❤️

Trade Show RECAP!

On Saturday, July 18th our Skills Crew got the great opportunity to have a booth at the Princeton & District Chamber of Commerce Trade Show.

And WOW! Princeton showed up in numbers and the day was an absolute blast. 🎉🤩

We held a free to enter draw for a mug & gas cards which we had 106 entries!! Congratulations to our two LOCAL winners - Clark Esselink & Terry Ortwein. 🚗☕️

We also had the pleasure of doing a super fun colouring contest for the kids, with some awesome prizes, including fun summer floaties!☀️
We had 12 kids with FANTASTIC colouring skills and 4 WINNERS picked by a random draw!!
Wowza. 🥳

Fun was had, laughs were shared, maybe a bit of shenanigans...🤫and the amazing opportunity to showcase the services Skill Centre and WorkBC have to offer. We loved every second of the day and can't wait for next year.

Thank you Princeton & District Chamber of Commerce for organizing the trade show. What an amazing day with our wonderful community.

Leah Goforth Ward Dierra Maynard Cassidy Rae Princeton & District Community Skills Centre Work BC South Okanagan

#𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

Are you a registered apprentice wondering about financial supports, EI reference codes and eligibility? 🧐

Register for this FREE seminar hosted by Workbc-ApprenticeServices on August 6th, 2026 from 11:30am - 12:15pm 🤩

This is for you!! This seminar is available online by zoom. 💻

Don't have the technology to access it? Come see us at the Princeton & District Community Skills Centre / WorkBC Princeton and we can help you out.

#𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

Happening one week from today!

Our next free online information session is taking place on Thursday, August 6th from 11:30am – 12:15pm via Zoom. If you're a registered apprentice wondering how to access financial supports during your classroom training, or you have questions about EI reference codes and eligibility, this session is designed for you.

Spots are available, register here: https://bit.ly/4pKaeVS

The ☀️Sunny Skills Team☀️ is amped and ready to go for tomorrows Trade Show!

🌟Here's a sneak peek of what we have going on for our booth🌟

Come see our smiling faces tomorrow at the Princeton Arena to see more 😁🌻🌞