All Roads participant Calvin seizing opportunity to create new life and career

October 30, 2023 (Fort St. John, BC) – All Roads participant Calvin is an inspiring example of how self-determination and commitment can lead to positive, life-changing career opportunities. With the support of CFBC’s All Roads program and a strong desire to improve the trajectory of his current situation, Calvin’s journey shows that that no barriers
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Exploring the CFBC All Roads program and its unique, diverse cohorts

October 26, 2023 (Kamloops, BC) – In collaboration with Indigenous communities across British Columbia, the Construction Foundation’s (CFBC) All Roads program continues to develop pathways to success for hundreds of participants through individualized roadmaps developed between participants, community and the All Roads team. Roadmaps and Skills Training under the All Roads umbrella are delivered individually
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Sky Keepers graduate earns contract opportunity with AltaGas

October 3, 2023 (Fort St. John, BC) – All Roads: Sky Keepers graduate Tiffany recently made the jump from program alum to contracting for energy company AltaGas, a company connecting customers and markets to reliable sources of energy. Support from the CFBC-funded Sky Keepers program was a catalyst for Tiffany to successfully secure a contract
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Skills Link program challenging traditional outcome evaluation for youth programming

The Construction Foundation of BC’s (CFBC) Indigenous Skills: Skills Link program is breaking the mould of CFBC’s traditional youth programming and shifting what the definition of “success” is to program participants. In collaboration with Social Research and Demonstration Corporation’s (SRDC) ‘Skills for Success’, the Indigenous Skills: Skills Link program is using an innovative approach to
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All Roads program uses unique approach and cultural connections to achieve success

June 27, 2023 (Southern Interior, BC) – The Construction Foundation of BC’s (CFBC) All Roads program works with Indigenous participants, communities and cohorts to develop career pathways and achieve personal goals. Led by First Nations professionals since 2019, All Roads has collaborated with participants in multiple communities throughout BC. Each participant’s unique aspirations and goals
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KW’UMUT LELUM ADVISORY COUNCIL BUILDS NEW SKILLS AND LASTING MEMORIES AT THE LATEST INDIGENOUS SKILLS WORKSHOP

In late August, the Kw’umut Lelum Youth Advisory Council and the Construction Foundation of BC came together to present an Indigenous Skills workshop to a group of young adults on central Vancouver Island. The workshop, led by Haida artists, Kristy and James Crawford, saw the youth creating their own Wood Block Relief Prints. Wood Block Relief
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5 DAYS TO MAKE A CANOE PADDLE: INDIGENOUS SKILLS WORKSHOP IN CAMPBELL RIVER

Early in the summer, communities from several First Nations gathered for a Canoe Paddle Making workshop that took place at Thunderbird Hall in Campbell River.  Over two weeks participants from two groups were offered 5 days to create a canoe paddle of their own. Dean Heron and Elder George Hunt Jr. were innovative in their
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PADDLE PENDANT WORKSHOP AT ESQUIMALT: IN PERSON LEARNING WITH DEAN HERON

In-person Indigenous Skills workshops returned to Victoria for the first time in a long time, this past June, marking a welcome return to traditional instruction and an opportunity to introduce small groups of enthusiastic youth to contemporary trades and traditional knowledge. In consideration of the continued pandemic, both the Esquimalt First Nation and the Indigenous
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WITSET FIRST NATION WELCOMES CONSTRUCTION FOUNDATION INTO COMMUNITY FOR INDIGENOUS SKILLS WORKSHOP

The Construction Foundation of BC wrapped up a successful, four-day Indigenous Skills workshop in the community of Witset earlier this Spring. Participants in the community received virtual instruction from First Nations artist and Indigenous Catalyst Dean Heron once-per-week over the course of four weeks, en route to carving and completing their very own traditional Canoe
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ALL ROADS PARTNERS WITH LII MICHIF OTIPEMISIWAK FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICE TO PROVIDE CANOE PADDLE WORKSHOP

The Construction Foundation of BC’s ‘All Roads’ initiative recently completed one of their most ambitious workshops to date! The team worked together alongside Kikekyelc’s Indigenous Youth Services Life Skills Program, members of the Thomas Rivers University’s (TRU) Trades & Technology department and Master Carver, Frank Marchand to coordinate a three-week, six-session Paddle Carving workshop with
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INTRODUCING THE 2020 INDIGENOUS SKILLS VIRTUAL SHOWCASE!

The Construction Foundation of BC is excited to share the inaugural Indigenous Skills Showcase through a series of interviews being promoted through the Skills/Competences Canada’s #CelebrateSkills digital experience today! Over the past year, the Construction Foundation has partnered with Skills/Compétences Canada, their provincial organizations and a number of partners from across the country to produce
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THE CFBC TEAM CONTINUES DELIVERING WORKSHOPS…AT A DISTANCE

The Construction Foundation team has been taking measures to help limit the spread of COVID-19 by moving to remote work protocols for our offices. But that does not mean our work has stopped. One thing we know is that learning happens in a number of different ways and that is why we are activating a
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