Red Seal electrician leads spring break trade camps for women and Indigenous youth in Quesnel

Red Seal electrician leads spring break trade camps for women and Indigenous youth in Quesnel

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QUESNEL, B.C. — Young people in Quesnel, B.C. are going to be receiving some early exposure to skilled trades work. Lisa Scott, a Red Seal endorsed el…

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Canada’s weekly rig count at 248

Canada’s weekly rig count at 248

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Canada averaged 248 active drilling rigs this week according to data from the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors. Of those rigs, 30% are drill…

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Ingersoll, Ont., electrician turns to community to help house tradespeople working on CAMI plant - CBC.ca

Central Okanagan students offered dual credits through BCIT program – Okanagan

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By Jasmine King Global News Posted March 10, 2023 9:33 pm EST Central Okanagan Public Schools is offering students the opportunity to get a head start…

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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada Statement • Canada's Building Trades Unions

Statement by Canada’s Building Trades Unions on International Women’s Day • Canada’s Building Trades Unions

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“On March 8, Canada’s Building Trades Unions join organizations and people across the world to mark International Women’s Day – a yearly reminder to a…

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Irving Shipbuilding hiring hundreds of skilled trades workers

Irving Shipbuilding hiring hundreds of skilled trades workers

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Unifor Marine Workers’ Federation (MWF) Local 1 is growing! Members of the Local are reaching out to friends and colleagues to recruit skilled tradesp…

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Deformed by arm surgery, B.C. apprentice electrician's court award upped to $350,000 on appeal

Deformed by arm surgery, B.C. apprentice electrician’s court award upped to $350,000 on appeal

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Sixteen years after his arm was permanently deformed during surgery as a child, a young man’s award for negligence against the Langley surgeon has bee…

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Ingersoll, Ont., electrician turns to community to help house tradespeople working on CAMI plant - CBC.ca

Ontario to allow Grade 11 students to enter full-time skilled trades apprenticeships

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Toronto Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share by Email Students will be able to apply for high school diplomas, province says Posted: March 08, 202…

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Western Canada Select discount narrows slightly

Western Canada Select discount narrows slightly

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Western Canada Select (WCS) crude’s discount to the benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) tightened slightly on Friday. WCS for April delivery in Ha…

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Board Imposes Agreement on LTS

Our Fight for Anti-Scab Legislation

Categories: BC, IBEW, Local 213

After numerous letters, phone calls, and two recent trips to Ottawa, the Federal Government came to us – and committed to anti-scab legislation. Wedne…

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Ingersoll, Ont., electrician turns to community to help house tradespeople working on CAMI plant - CBC.ca

My mortgage is about to go up by at least $1,000 a month

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“We hadn’t seen rates change much, and the consensus was that low rates were here for a long time to come. That was wrong, of course.” (Photograph cou…

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