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It's something that we really enjoy on the farm.

So the daytime event is very much focused on, on that experience and on that community meal, and being able to do that in collaboration with North Island University and Vancouver Island University is a tremendous opportunity that really just speaks to that, that future aspect of, of really we need to not only be thinking about this today, but we need to be thinking about this in, into the future for some time, and bringing students together and kids together and families together to all have that experience together, we're hoping people will be really inspired by that to, to see that this is a, it's a beautiful career.

It's a, it's a great place to invest your time and your education.

And, and again, just to be increasing awareness around where their food comes from and, and really valuing that food and how much work it takes to bring it to the plate.

Catherine Urquhart, Global News.

Two people have been hurt in a frightening attack at the North Island College dorms in Courtney.

Police were called just before 1 a.m. responding to multiple reports of an attack with a knife.

A suspect was quickly located and arrested.

At this point, we've got no evidence to suggest there's any ongoing threat to the community or that sort of thing.

But we are still doing a lot of work on the investigation.

Victim Services and North Island College are offering support for victims and witnesses.

Victoria teachers are speaking out about violence in schools.

[laughs] So Chris, uh, what do you do for a living?

Well, I am currently acting Dean of Trades at North Island College on Vancouver Island.

Uh, I've taken maybe a little bit of an unconventional pathway to get where I am today, but, uh, that's where I'm at right now.

I'd love to get into that pathway, actually.

Um, and, and, um, and electrical's probably the biggest trade program at any college across Canada, and it still is here.

So construction industry, lots of building, lots of apartments, so, uh, you know, uh, electrical, carpentry, plumbing, still pretty big.

But we get, we still do f- you know, for, for North Island College, you know, we still have quite a few w- welders.

We train welding in Port Alberni as well, and we usually have full classes, so.