Education
The University of Saskatchewan and IMII announce innovative funding agreement
1 of 1Executive director Rodney Orr and board director David Grier sign the funding agreement for University of Saskatchewan mining classes...
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Whether it’s training potential employees what they need to know to head out into the field or informing the public about the important everyday items that mining makes possible, education is a vital aspect within the mining and exploration industries.
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Yukon College celebrates 50 years
1 of 4A student from Yukon College's Mineral Resources program working at the Minto Mine. — photo courtesy Yukon College2 of 4Yukon College...
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New trades trailer will help train Yukon residents
1 of 2The mobile trades trailer will be able to offer apprenticeship programs for millwright, welding and more. — Archbould Photography phot...
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Top geoscience students were given a unique opportunity
1 of 2Retired geologist Ben Berger leads post-secondary geoscience students on a field-mapping exercise during S-IMEW. — Brianna Sejourne (P...
British Columbia
Promoting the positives and attracting the next generation
1 of 2Younger-generation employees, according to Goldcorp's Paul Farrow, have skills such as in technology or social media that the older ge...
British Columbia
College of the Rockies receives $1.1 million for training simulators
1 of 2This is an interior shot of the Pro3 Transportable Simulator showing the instructor’s position as well as the student. — Immersive Tec...
British Columbia
BC AMTA celebrates two major milestones
On February 27, 2013, 37 students graduated from BC AMTA's Mining Skills for an Entry-Level Workforce program in Williams Lake, B.C. — Photo...
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An innovative discovery camp is coming to Williams Lake
Jacob Purdy is a heavy-duty equipment operator student in the BC Task Force apprenticeship program. — Gordon Armour photo At the end of June...
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The BC Task Force is creating a vast array of opportunities
1 of 2Ian Samson is a welding student participating in the apprenticeship pilot at Mount Polley. — Gordon Armour photo2 of 2Brandon Douglas...
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How B.C. can win a gold medal in the economic Olympics
1 of 4Michel Lamarre, project manager for Rio Tinto Alcan's Kitimat Modernization Project. — Photo courtesy Rio Tinto Alcan2 of 4Byng Giraud...
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Women in Mining comes to B.C.’s East Kootenay
The careers women are finding in the mining industry are diverse; this woman is working as a mining engineer. — Photo courtesy Teck Resource...
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Yukon and Alaska: a significant collaboration
1 of 3A student tries out a mining simulator at Yukon College. — Archbould.com photo2 of 3Welding programs at Yukon College are always opera...
British Columbia
A coal mine and college partner on the Mothers to Miners program
1 of 4Mothers to Miners participants take a tour of the Peace River Mine prior to beginning their classes. — Photo courtesy Donna Merry2 of...
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A family visit to the Britannia Mine Museum
1 of 3The concentrator building is a landmark that can be seen from the Sea-to-Sky Highway. — Kerry Shellborn photo2 of 3A tour group listen...
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The BC AMTA will continue to provide valuable services
1 of 3Mary Brearly, a Kamloops Indian Band member, is a processing operations trainee working at New Gold’s New Afton Mine. — Photo courtesy...
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East Kootenay mine rescue and first aid teams show they’re well prepared
1 of 6Line Creek Mine Rescue team stands in wait for the high angle rope task at the Elkford Fire Department. — Brielle Will photo2 of 6Gree...
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Building inclusive relationships with First Nations communities
1 of 3Katie Ludwig, a First Nations elder who stays at the camp with students each summer, aids in cultural immersion. — Photo courtesy Scho...
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How to break the glass ceiling
Madeleine Champagne, lobbyist for AGC Communications, is helping women put their careers on the fast track. — Photo courtesy AGC Communicati...
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York University launches world’s first MBA with a mining specialization
Richard Ross, executive in residence at the Schulich School of Business at York University, is eager to launch the only MBA with a mining sp...
British Columbia
Mining Day in Kamloops
Lukas Vanderlip is eager to spend Mining Day at the Big Little Science Centre. He examined rocks at the Big Little Science Centre in anticip...
British Columbia
Making mining accessible
Yukon Dan, guest speaker for KEG, teaches kids to pan for gold. — Photo courtesy KEG The Kamloops Exploration Group (KEG) is an organization...
British Columbia
School of rocks
1 of 4Geologist Peter Klewchuck studies a rock with school students. — Sarah Kennedy photo2 of 4Lindsay Park Elementary School kids explore...
British Columbia
On track to deal with a looming labour shortage
Site assessment training in a Northwest Community College School of Mining prospecting program. — Photo courtesy of Northwest Community Coll...
British Columbia
Targeted training for the mining industry
Students in the Master of Engineering program 2009 at Copper Mountain. — Photo by AJ Gunson With the mining industry in BC running at nearly...