Trades in the News
Articles and announcements from various sources that feature interesting insights, projects, or calls to action on Aboriginal participation in the trades.
- Sep 28 2007 - 11:46am
Inuit woman encourages others to operate heavy equipment
"Maria Dicker is one step closer to realizing her dream. The path to becoming a heavy-duty equipment operator with H.J. O’Connell Construction has not been an easy one for Ms. Dicker, a 48-year-old mother of seven children from Nain, but she hopes the job will soon lead her to Voisey’s Bay as a haulage truck driver with Inco/CVRD." (from The Labradorian)
- Aug 27 2007 - 8:42am
Canada's New Government Launches Apprenticeship Incentive Grant in Ontario
"The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant provides a $1,000 cash grant per year to registered apprentices who have completed their first or second year in a Red Seal trade program, on or after January 1, 2007 . It will help apprentices achieve their goals by offsetting the costs of tuition, travel and tools. It is estimated that, annually, up to 100,000 apprentices in Canada will be entitled to receive this taxable cash grant."
- Aug 27 2007 - 8:31am
First Nations’ members pursue roadbuilding careers
"Members of B.C. First Nations are hitting the roads in pursuit of job opportunities.They’re not leaving home, however. A variety of training programs, in some cases arranged by employers, are preparing aboriginal workers to work as road builders and heavy equipment operators on major construction projects across southern B.C."
- Jul 23 2007 - 11:12am
Successful aboriginal skills program extended
"When the Olympic torch is lit here in 2010, it will be celebrated by the First Nations community for many reasons.Not the least of these will be their contributions to building the venues and infrastructures that will host the athletes for the world-class event, tells executive director Linden Pinay of VanASEP, part of a Canada-wide $85 million pilot project, to provide Red Seal certification skills training for First Nations people." (Journal of Commerce)
- Jul 11 2007 - 10:22am
Web site makeover aims to attract aboriginals to industry
"The Construction Sector Council is hopeful a refurbished construction careers Web site will convince more aboriginal youth to pursue careers in the construction industry."
