CWB Welding Foundation invests $1.9 million in welding education

Twenty-two high schools across Canada will be receiving funds totaling over $1.9 million to improve and enhance welding programs. The funding comes from the CWB Welding Foundation’s Capital Equipment and Consumables Fund and co-investment from other partners.

The CWB Welding Foundation is funding almost $450,000 of the total amount, with $1,170,500 co-investment from school boards and other partners, and the remaining $291,200 provided by other donors. The total investment is $1,909,504. Additional schools are still being considered for the 2020-2021 year and will be announced at a later date.

With this investment high schools across Canada can complete improvements in their welding programs by installing additional welding booths/stations, upgrading ventilation systems, and purchasing steel—before schools re-open.

The 22 schools receiving funding so far are as follows:

• Lake City Secondary, Williams Lake, British Columbia
• Smithers Secondary School, Smithers, British Columbia
• Edward Milne Community School, Sooke, British Columbia
• Royal Bay Secondary School, Victoria, British Columbia
• Barriere Secondary School, Barriere, British Columbia
• Monsignor J.J O’Brien Elementary/Jr High School, Calgary, Alberta
• Strathmore High School, Strathmore, Alberta
• Miller Comprehensive Catholic High School, Regina, Saskatchewan
• Technical Vocational High School, Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Bishop Smith Catholic High School, Pembroke, Ontario
• St. Joseph High School, Renfrew, Ontario
• Sydenham High School, Sydenham, Ontario
• Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School, Oshawa, Ontario
• St. Mary Catholic Secondary School, Pickering, Ontario
• Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School, Ajax, Ontario
• Fr. Leo Austin Catholic High School, Whitby, Ontario
• Brampton Centennial Secondary School, Brampton, Ontario
• Nova Career Centre, Chateauguay, Quebec
• Western Quebec Career Centre, Gatineau, Quebec
• L’ecole Odyssee, Moncton, New Brunswick
• New Brunswick Welding Trailer, New Brunswick
• Robert Service School, Dawson City, Yukon

This funding was possible through significant gifts from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, Ontario Power Generation, Black & MacDonald, the Electrical Power Systems Construction Association (EPSCA), UA Canada, Bird Construction, and the Calgary chapter of the CWB Association mean that the Foundation’s investment can go even farther.