Dawson Creek Secondary School cheque presentation, December 5, 2014

December 5, 2014 – Project Shop Class $14,000 cheque presentation for Dawson Creek Secondary School Photo credit: Russell Eggleston / BCCA

Dawson Creek school receives $14,000 for shop class equipment

December 5, 2014 DAWSON CREEK – BC’s construction employers have provided $14,000 in grant funding to support skilled trades training in the Peace River South School District through the Project Shop Class initiative. The funds were presented today at the Dawson Creek Secondary School and will go towards the purchase of much need equipment for their shop classes.
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Fort St John Cheque Presentation

November 4, 2014 – Project Shop Class cheque presentation for Peace River North School District, with Shell, BCCA North, Construction Foundation of BC, Mayor of Fort St John Photo credit:  Russell Eggleston / BCCA

MEDIA RELEASE: Fort St John Schools Receive $80,000 for new Shop Class Equipment

November 4, 2014 FORT ST JOHN – British Columbia’s construction employers have provided $80,000 in grant funding to support skilled trades training in the Peace River North School District through the Project Shop Class initiative. The funds were presented today at the opening of the “Find Your Fit” sessions at the Regional LNG Energy Seminars in Fort St. John
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Major donors from Project Shop Class launch dinner

BC high schools receive $294,000 from private sector as Project Shop Class builds momentum

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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89 BC high schools seek $8.9 million to update skills training facilities through project shop class

VICTORIA, BC (Feb. 6, 2014) – The Construction Foundation of BC has received 89 applications from BC high schools hoping to qualify for funding to upgrade their skills training facilities through Project Shop Class, its inaugural fundraising effort.  Schools are seeking a combined total of approximately $8.9 million. “We are very impressed with the quality
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MEDIA RELEASE: Construction Foundation of BC Launches Grant Program to Upgrade High School Shop Classrooms

VICTORIA, BC; December 18, 2013 – 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
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Rebuilding Shop Class in British Columbia

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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