Promising Practices

A Mega Success in the Trades: an Interview with Doug Golosky

"I find success when I see young people working. People who were labourers and couldn’t hold a job and five years later they have a family and a trade."

A Unique Partnership Addresses Driller Shortages: The Encana Example

With 350-400 new wells being drilled in northern BC and a shortage of trained drillers already hampering growth, EnCana and the Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) have joined forces to train 100 Métis drilling rig technicians over the next three years.

In the Spotlight: Bladerunners

BladeRunners is the name given to participants of this initiative and provides Aboriginal youth with work experience and training in construction and related trades.