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Education serves as a foundation for every journey in life, offering us essential skills, broad knowledge, and critical thinking abilities. These tools enable individuals to access better opportunities, enhance their quality of life, and foster both personal and professional development.  Promoting trades education within high schools brings a range of advantages. Not every student is inclined toward or interested in pursuing a college education. Not all students thrive in tr

Domestic violence doesn’t stay at home. It follows people into their jobs, their job sites, their crews, and their communities - and for a long time, we’ve pretended it doesn’t. In the trades, where our work is built on safety, teamwork, and trust, we cannot afford to ignore the reality that violence at home directly impacts safety at work. And yet, we do. Every day. For many tradeswomen, including myself, domestic violence isn’t an abstract concept - it’s something we’ve liv

Written by Brooke Laing Each year on November 14th, the world observes World Diabetes Day, marking the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, the Canadian physician who discovered insulin. Established in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the day serves as a global reminder of the growing impact of diabetes – and the collective need for awareness, access, and advocacy. This year’s campaign centers on access to care, educat

For a long time, I waited for an invitation. An invitation to the table, to be noticed, the one where decisions were made, where ideas were heard, and where people who looked nothing like me seemed to belong without question. But the invitation never came. At first, I thought maybe I wasn’t ready yet, I’m new to the industry, maybe I had to earn it. Maybe I need to prove myself more. So I worked harder, learned more, showed up early, researched as much as I could, and did eve

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Ahhh, the age-old question. How do we get more young people interested in the trades? We all know our industry needs more machinists,...

In the fast-paced world of work—especially in the trades—it’s easy to focus only on deadlines, output, and technical precision. But...

The trades are built on skill, grit, and perseverance. But behind every successful tradesperson is something just as important as...