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March 30, 2009

The following statement was issued by the Honourable Joan Burke, Minister of Education. It was also read in the House of Assembly:

Alberta Centennial Scholarship Winners Announced

I am pleased to inform this Honourable House that the 25 recipients of this year�s Alberta Centennial Scholarships have been selected. Under this scholarship program, established by the Alberta Government in 2005, 25 scholarships valued at $2,005 are provided to every province and territory in Canada.

Here in Newfoundland and Labrador, this government has chosen to use these scholarships to encourage participation in the skilled trades and more specifically, to increase participation among females.

To this end, 17scholarships have been awarded to females, with the remaining eight going to males. This builds on a series of initiatives designed to increase female participation in non-traditional trades. For example, approximately $400,000 has been provided over the past two years to the IBEW to help bring more women to the electrical trade. It is anticipated this contract will see 96 to 144 female electricians certified over the next several years.

A second contract valued at $100,000 was announced last fall with the Carpenters Millwrights Union. With this funding, the union has established an office of women in apprenticeship, and among other activities, will establish a work placement program to ensure women apprentices are finding the training they need to complete their programs.

In addition, the Provincial Government has ensured the Hebron Benefits Agreement included the development and implementation of a Gender Equity and Diversity Program � the first time such a program has been included in a benefits agreement in the province�s offshore.

In total, since 2006, the Provincial Government has invested $53.8 million in the areas of apprenticeship, science and technology, programming, training and infrastructure.

These scholarships support two goals of the Provincial Government. They help students � which is a hallmark of this administration � and they encourage female participation in skilled trades. I congratulate each one of them and wish them all the best as they move through their blocks and onto journeyperson status.

Alberta Centennial Scholarship Female Winners

Name City Institution Occupation
Dyana Barry Corner Brook CNA Construction/Industrial Electrical
Karen Blandford Spaniard�s Bay CTI Heavy Equipment Operator
April Crocker Burin CNA Industrial Instrument Mechanic
Angela Cunning Corner Brook CNA Construction/Industrial Electrical
Kristina Feltham Corner Brook CNA Millwright
Donna George Pouch Cove CMC Carpenter
Nicolle Howlett Bay Bulls OE Mobile Crane
Megan Hunt Centreville CNA Mobile Crane
Alexandra Laracy Brigus CNA Welder
Anita Lucy Marystown CNA Sheet Metal Worker
Angela Rowsell C.B.S. CMC Painter and Decorator
Dana Soper Mount Pearl CNA Machinist
Ashley Spencer Marystown CNA Welder
Shauna Sutton Paradise CMC Carpenter
Anne Tuck Mount Pearl CMC Painter and Decorator
Angela Voisey St. John�s CMC Carpenter
Dana Walsh Mount Pearl CNA Construction Electrical

CNA � College of the North Atlantic
CTI � Canadian Training Institute
CMC � Carpenters Millwrights College
OE � Operating Engineers

 

Alberta Centennial Scholarship Male Winners

Name City Institution Occupation
Paul Connolly Mount Pearl CNA Cook
Wayne Ducey Marystown OE Heavy Equipment Operator
David Hapgood Happy Valley-Goose Bay CNA Construction/Industrial Electrical
Albert Hayward St. John�s CNA Powerline Technician
Eric Horwood Carbonear CNA Welder
Joseph Hurley Bell Island CNA Industrial Instrument Mechanic
Patrick Keough Botwood CNA Powerline Technician
Rudy Poole Foxtrap CNA Powerline Technician

CNA � College of the North Atlantic
OE � Operating Engineers

2009 03 30                                              1:50 p.m.
 


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