Simple yet effective, Skills Ready copper bracelet workshops a hit in middle school classrooms
Monday, 15 May 2023
by James
May 15, 2023 (Campbell River, BC) – Skills Ready, the Construction Foundation of BC’s (CFBC) longest-running initiative, continues to make an impact on British Columbia classrooms and students participating in its workshops. The most recent example of Skills Ready’s impact comes through Vancouver Island’s Campbell River community, where a copper bracelet-making workshop that was introduced
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TRADES EXPLORATION CAMP, SPARKING INTERESTS IN TRADES WITH YOUTH
Monday, 20 September 2021
by CFBC PR
This summer, René Ragetli partnered with the Ironworkers Local 97 in Burnaby, to host a Trades Exploration Camp. René is the Construction Foundation’s Director of Project Operations and uses his background in teaching to create engaging workshops for youth around BC. Focusing the 5-day workshop on metalworking and woodwork, youth were able to get comfortable
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Major donors from Project Shop Class launch dinner
Monday, 10 March 2014
by Foundation Team
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BC high schools receive $294,000 from private sector as Project Shop Class builds momentum
Friday, 21 February 2014
by Foundation Team
MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM NORTHERN GATEWAY, HOULE ELECTRIC, MORE VANCOUVER, BC – February 21, 2014 – The Construction Foundation of BC received more than $294,000 for its Project Shop Class fundraising campaign at a kick-off dinner in Vancouver last night. Attendees included owners of many BC construction firms, senior executives from the automotive, oil, and gas
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Rebuilding Shop Class in British Columbia
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
by Foundation Team
Students in some British Columbia high schools will soon have improved facilities for skilled trades training, thanks to a new initiative from the Construction Foundation of BC (CFBC). Starting today, BC high schools and school districts with a demonstrated commitment to skilled trades training are invited to submit applications for grant funding to refit and
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PHOTO: Donation to Honour House
Friday, 09 November 2012
by Foundation Team
Today we celebrated the official launch of the Foundation with our first donation: a $65000 contribution to Honour House. The photo below includes board members from the British Columbia Construction Association, the Vancouver Regional Construction Association, the Honour House Society, and members of the honour guard from Honour House.
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Honouring our brave countrymen and women
Tuesday, 06 November 2012
by Foundation Team
As a new initiative of the British Columbia Construction Association, the Construction Foundation of BC was created to give the construction industry greater opportunity to give back to the community. It is only fitting that the inaugural contribution from the Foundation would be to support those who contribute so much to the health and safety
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