skilled trades

KingFisher Boats welcomes welders to a May 13 career fair at the North Okanagan business. (KingFisher photo)

Welders wanted to build boats in North Okanagan

KingFisher hosts career fair for entry-level and experienced workers

 

High school students sit in on a communications session called ‘From Squid Games to Hogwarts — the Legacies of Video Games’ during Experience OC at Okanagan College’s Vernon campus Wednesday, May 3, 2023. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

High school students experience Okanagan College in Vernon

This year’s Experience OC event saw more than 450 high school students get a taste of the college life

 

The Provincial Skills Canada competition was held April 19 in Abbotsford at the Tradex. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

VIDEO: B.C. trades students compete in Skills Canada competitions in Abbotsford

Annual event brings hundreds of students together for competitions, hands-on learning and more

 

Demand for construction and skilled trades workers is higher than ever. (Pixabay photo)

SkillsTradeBC hosts open houses in Kelowna, Vernon

Check out the open houses in Vernon on March 7 and Kelowna on March 8

Demand for construction and skilled trades workers is higher than ever. (Pixabay photo)
Cory Petty of Cory Petty Construction (left) has tapped into the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Project to permanently land skilled workers like Luiz Fernando de Paula from Brazil. (Contributed)

Vernon business nails down skilled employees through immigration project

Cory Petty Construction able to permanently land three qualified workers thanks to RNIP

Cory Petty of Cory Petty Construction (left) has tapped into the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Project to permanently land skilled workers like Luiz Fernando de Paula from Brazil. (Contributed)
Most PPE in B.C. is only made with men in mind, creating one more barrier for women looking to enter the trades.(Credit: Pixabay)

From hardhats to boots: PPE is keeping women from the trades

Virtually all personal protective gear is designed only for men, creating barriers and safety risks

  • Jan 22, 2023
Most PPE in B.C. is only made with men in mind, creating one more barrier for women looking to enter the trades.(Credit: Pixabay)
Ted Fox Jr. and his family have lived in Vernon for six generations. For plumbing, heating, cooling, and electrical jobs, give Fox a call at 1-844-966-1028.

What’s behind the trades labour shortage? An Okanagan perspective

Vernon business helping train the next generation in skilled trades

  • Nov 21, 2022
Ted Fox Jr. and his family have lived in Vernon for six generations. For plumbing, heating, cooling, and electrical jobs, give Fox a call at 1-844-966-1028.
FILE -Dean Anderson holds up a sign before a march on the first National Day of Action to draw attention to the opioid overdose epidemic, in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C.’s overdose crisis: drugs, death and denial on the job

A recent survey of construction workers in B.C. found 1 in 3 self-reported problematic substance use

FILE -Dean Anderson holds up a sign before a march on the first National Day of Action to draw attention to the opioid overdose epidemic, in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Revelstoke Secondary School is one of many across the province that provides students with an opportunity to learn different trades as well as begin their trade-education alongside finishing their high school diploma. (Photo via Twitter)

B.C. will have 80,000 job openings over the next 10 years

The B.C. Government is working on the professionalization of the trades

Revelstoke Secondary School is one of many across the province that provides students with an opportunity to learn different trades as well as begin their trade-education alongside finishing their high school diploma. (Photo via Twitter)
Owen Davis celebrates his gold medal at the Skills Canada National competition. (Contributed)

Okanagan College shines at Skills Canada nationals

Okanagan College took home gold, silver, and bronze medals

Owen Davis celebrates his gold medal at the Skills Canada National competition. (Contributed)
A glazier apprentices at the Finishing Trades Institute of B.C. in Surrey. Glazier is one of the most in-demand trades. (Photo: BC Building Trades)

College of BC Building Trades opens its (virtual) doors as hub for B.C. schools

‘One-stop shop to learn about career opportunities in the unionized construction industry’

  • Apr 27, 2022
A glazier apprentices at the Finishing Trades Institute of B.C. in Surrey. Glazier is one of the most in-demand trades. (Photo: BC Building Trades)
(Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

Now in a bigger space, Men’s Shed Vernon opens door to women

Now located on Meadowlark Road, members are gauging interest for a Women’s Shed in town

(Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)
Armstrong school principals Denise Moore (from left, Len Wood Middle School), Corrinne Langston (Armstrong Elementary), Rob Ellis (Highland Park Elementary) and Chelsey Prince (Pleasant Valley Secondary School) received donations from local plumbers for school needs totalling $2,600. (Roger Knox - Morning Star)

Plumbers drum up cash for Armstrong schools

Armstrong-Spallumcheen schools get $2,600 for needs, programs

Armstrong school principals Denise Moore (from left, Len Wood Middle School), Corrinne Langston (Armstrong Elementary), Rob Ellis (Highland Park Elementary) and Chelsey Prince (Pleasant Valley Secondary School) received donations from local plumbers for school needs totalling $2,600. (Roger Knox - Morning Star)
April is Construction Month in BC

April is Construction Month in BC

And it’s more important than ever to recognize the hard work of this essential workforce

  • Apr 6, 2020
April is Construction Month in BC