This RONA advertisement features students from a Tradeworks program that connected Vancouver’s inner city youth with employment training and life-skills. In the RONA 2010 Olympic Fabrication Shop, students gained work experience and earned their Level One Carpentry Apprenticeship by building products that will be used during the coming Winter Olympics Games.
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Tradeworks Training Society honoured for commitments to inner-city inclusivity
Tradeworks Training Society’s Executive Director, Ross Gentleman, has been invited to carry the torch in the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay to Vancouver. The invitation largely comes because of the work that Tradeworks has done to pursue the innercity inclusivity commitments of the 2010 Games.
“I am honoured to be able to carry the Olympic torch on behalf of Tradeworks Training Society,” says Ross Gentleman, Tradeworks Executive Director. “Tradeworks Training Society wants the 2010 Games to leave a real legacy for the people in Vancouver’s inner-city and believes this event can bring positive changes in the Downtown Eastside community.” (more…)
Kate Stewart, instructor at the Women’s Workshop and the chief force behind Tradeworks Custom Products, is named an “Everyday Hero” by Kevin Newman on Global National. Go to Everyday Hero to watch the full segment.
A new fundraiser for B.C. Children’s Hospital might appear slightly macabre on the surface, but organizers of the first annual LifeLid event say the message is a reminder to celebrate life.
Sandra Thomas, Vancouver Courier
A new fundraiser for B.C. Children’s Hospital might appear slightly macabre on the surface, but organizers of the first annual LifeLid event say the message is a reminder to celebrate life.
On June 27, 10 life-size coffin lids designed by 10 B.C. artists will be auctioned off at Winsor Gallery on Granville Street with proceeds going to Children’s Hospital. The event is organized in conjunction with Lululemon owner Chip Wilson’s annual Chip’s Not Dead Yet Memorial Mile fundraiser on behalf of the hospital. (more…)
In February 2009, Tradeworks carpentry instructor Kate Stewart was a guest on the popular CBC radio broadcast, The Early Edition. Go to The Early Edition to listen to the interview or click to stream below.
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