The Interior News
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
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Skills training along pipeline routes
By Alicia Bridges Smithers/Interior News
TransCanada has put $250,000 towards aboriginal skills training in communities along the route of its proposed pipelines in northwest B.C. The company announced on Sept. 10 it had partnered with the Tribal Resources Investment Corporation (TRICORP) to deliver skills training as part of its Pathway to Pipeline Readiness Program. The money will pay for 42 students to go through three 10week programs in Prince Rupert and two other communities, which have not yet been announced. Specifically, the donation will go towards safety certifications, curriculum development, staff training and program materials, among other costs. TransCanada spokesperson Davis Sheremata said completing the program would give students pipeline
construction skills, but it would not guarantee employment on any of TransCanada’s projects. “We have yet to announce our prime construction contractors, who will be doing the vast majority of the hiring on our projects,” said Sheremata. “Although we cannot guarantee a job for an individual, we have committed to facilitating an introduction for them with the prime contractor.” TransCanada wants to build pipelines, the Coastal GasLink and Prince Rupert Gas Transmission projects, in northwest B.C. If the projects go ahead, Sheremata said workers would be needed for jobs including right-of-way clearing, gravel processing, access road development, preparation of camp and storage sites, hauling materials, site cleanup and reclamation. “Coastal GasLink and PRGT have made a real commitment to partner with First Nations companies and local businesses
and provide significant economic benefits for British Columbians,” he said. “Some of those benefits include thousands of shortterm, high-paying jobs and contracting opportunities over years of construction.” The provincial government has also announced funding for aboriginal training. The Northwest Community College will receive a $375,868 share in $3.7 million being allocated to post-secondary education for aboriginal students. “First Nations students comprise nearly half of our student population at NWCC, so this funding is key to our delivery of many of our ongoing initiatives,” college official Heather Kirk told The Terrace Standard last week. The University of Northern B.C. will also receive $200,000 from the province for the same types of services. — with files from The Terrace Standard
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