The All-Women Line Crew Ground Support program is the only one of its kind in Canada specifically designed for First Nation women from the transmission company’s owner communities. The women who graduated were pre-selected for apprenticeships with Valard, the engineering, procurement and construction contractor on the project, and are currently employed by the contractor.

First Nations women trained on ground support for massive transmission line

A group of female trainees from northern Ontario First Nations communities recently graduated from the All-Women Line Crew Ground Support (LCGS) program with 25 transferable certificates and skills to pursue a career on the Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Line. “It provides women an opportunity to get training and employment in the powerline industry, because in the … Continue reading First Nations women trained on ground support for massive transmission line

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