MARKHAM, ONT. — Twenty-two high schools from across Canada will benefit from over $1.9 million in funding to improve and enhance their welding programs thanks to funding from the CWB Welding Foundation’s Capital Equipment and Consumables Fund and co-investment from other partners.
The funding will allow high schools to complete critical improvements before schools reopen such as installing additional welding booths/stations, upgrading ventilation systems and purchasing steel.
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. Additional schools are still being considered for the 2020-2021 year and will be announced at a later date.
Miller Comprehensive Catholic High School in Regina is an example of one of the schools benefitting from the funding. With $30,000 from the CWB Welding Foundation as the catalyst, Richard Donnelly, consultant with Regina Catholic Schools, secured a commitment of $100,000 from the Regina Catholic School District board and education discounts and installation support from suppliers to update the welding shop, indicates a release. The shop now has 12 large booths, replacing the old cramped ones, a state-of-the-art fume extraction system, and a new welder, along with new instructional tables and swing-arms for the welders.
Significant gifts were also provided from private companies including the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, Ontario Power Generation, Black & MacDonald, the Electrical Power Systems Construction Association, UA Canada, Bird Construction and the Calgary chapter of the CWB Association.
“The foundation supports the advancement of welding programs by ensuring safe, high-quality equipment and learning environments are available to students,” said Susan Crowley, executive director of the CWB Welding Foundation, in a statement. “Schools typically complete their welding shop upgrades in the summer while school is out of session, and 2020 is no exception. Some schools have had to change their plans or the timing of the work due to the impacts of COVID-19 — from the implementation of physical distancing directives and the cost and availability of materials and labour —but it’s important to be ready to deliver effective welding instruction when schools reopen again.”
For more information about the funding click here. (https://www.cwbweldingfoundation.org/programs/capital-equipment-and-consumables-fund)
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