Sky Keepers program celebrates graduation of first-ever cohort
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
by CFBC PR
March 28, 2023 (Blueberry River, BC) – The Construction Foundation of BC’s (CFBC) Sky Keepers program celebrated a major milestone in March with the graduation of its first cohort. A total of nine participants from Blueberry River First Nations completed the women-specific program, with an additional nineteen participants registered for upcoming programming this Spring. With
- Published in NEWS
Tagged under:
sky keepers
Brentwood Bay welcomes Indigenous Skills for Bentwood Box workshop
Monday, 20 March 2023
by CFBC PR
March 20, 2023 (Saanichton, BC) – The Construction Foundation of BC’s Indigenous Skills team travelled to Brentwood Bay Elementary this month for a bentwood box making workshop. Led by CFBC Artist in Residence, Dean Heron, the class of Grade 4 and 5 students each constructed their own bentwood boxes over the course of two workshops,
- Published in NEWS
Tagged under:
indigenous skills
Quesnel’s Young Women, Indigenous Youth Receive Trades Exposure through Red Seal Electrician Lisa Scott
Wednesday, 08 March 2023
by CFBC PR
March 8, 2023 (Quesnel, BC) – Later this month, Quesnel youth will have the opportunity to participate in two Spring Break Trades camps, developed to introduce the next generation of workers to potential career paths. Led by Red Seal electrician, Lisa Scott, the free-of-charge Young Women in Trades and Indigenous Youth in Trades camps are open
- Published in NEWS
Tagged under:
skills ready
Coast Capital Invests $1 Million To Support British Columbia Apprentices
Tuesday, 07 March 2023
by CFBC PR
(Pictured: Abigail Fulton, Executive Director at Construction Foundation of BC; Maureen Young, Vice President of Social Purpose at Coast Capital; Robert Armstrong, Board Chair at Coast Capital; Willy Manson, Chair at Construction Foundation of BC) March 6, 2023, (VANCOUVER, B.C.) The Construction Foundation of BC (CFBC) is pleased to announce that Coast Capital has made
- Published in NEWS
Tagged under:
road to red seal
Local employers go above and beyond during Byrne Creek career fair
Thursday, 02 March 2023
by CFBC PR
March 2, 2023 (Burnaby, BC) – A recent career fair held at Byrne Creek Community School had the typical feel associated with that of a well-attended and productive networking event, yet it was a genuine display of community engagement that resonated most with Construction Foundation of BC’s Rene Ragetli at day’s end. Ragetli, CFBC’s Director
- Published in NEWS
Tagged under:
skills ready