Stories

Joseph G. Doria Exemplary Student Award 2020 Recipient: Alexandria Gawhary

“I am thankful to my shop teachers who supported and encouraged me to go after my dreams,” said Alex. “I believe in myself.”

Part of the team / Membre de l’équipe

Women as CWB Certification Services Representatives / Les femmes représentantes des services de certification du CWB

"Let Sparks Fly": Q&A with Jill Timushka

Partners in Success: A Spotlight on Alex Duketow

An Excerpt from WELD (Summer 2020)

Sparking Success: Our impact in 2019-2020

#CelebrateSkills with Skills Canada and the CWB Welding Foundation

From Promise to Passion

An Excerpt from WELD (Spring 2020)

Partners in Success: A Spotlight on John Marinucci

An Excerpt from WELD (Spring 2020)

2019 CWB Welding Foundation Student Award Recipients Announced

Co-operative efforts and investments from Ontario School Board improve secondary welding education

The CWB Welding Foundation is eager to ensure that secondary school welding educators are equipped with the tools needed to educate and engage their students

New Brunswick Welding Education Co-Operative Investment Update

Government of New Brunswick- Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Irving Oil, and CWB Welding Foundation

Building Awareness and Supporting Skills Development

We partner with secondary and post-secondary schools and community organizations to host Mind Over Metal camps that introduce welding to youth across Canada.

CWB Welding Foundation 2019 Skills Support

CWB Welding Foundation is pleased to share our support for the 2019 Skills competitions!

CWB Welding Foundation: Supporting the Eastern Marine Industry

Women Unlimited is proud to work side by side with Irving Shipbuilding Inc., Unifor, NSCC, the Province of Nova Scotia and the CWB Welding Foundation to improve shipbuilding opportunities for women.

Nicole LeClair the Welder

#WomenofSteel Article on the Nicole LeClair Welding Bursary Award

CWB Welding Foundation hosts Halton District School Board Safety Training Day

Welding and transportation instructors attended the annual safety training session to educate instructors on best practice in their classrooms.

Alicia the Welder

#WomenofSteel Interview with Alicia Butty

Barbie the Welder

#WomenofSteel interview with Barbie Parsons

MANS Welding Shop- Update

The grand opening of the new CWB Welding Foundation Welding Shop near Maskwacis, Alberta was celebrated on September 28, 2018

Getting Candid with Lincoln Electric

#WomenofSteel interview with Laura Newell

Atelier La Coulée- Art and Metal In Fusion

#WomenofSteeel Highlights with Maude Lauzière Dumas and Nina Dubois

Welding: A Family Affair

In the four years of CWB Welding Foundation Mind over Metal camps, students have found interest in the camps for a variety of reasons. However, sometimes there is a story so unique it must be shared.

2018 CWB Association Welding Educators Conference

On April 24th to 26th, the 7th annual CWB Association Welding Educators conference was held at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) in Calgary, Alberta.

Stelco becomes the first National Steel Sponsor for Mind Over Metal Camps

Stelco has supplied the required steel for over 80 CWB Welding Foundation Mind Over Metal (MOM) Camps that will run throughout Canada in 2018/19.

LNG Canada Supports B.C. Mind Over Metal Camps

LNG Canada’s commitment to provide support for the 2018/19 Mind Over Metal camps has allowed CWB Welding Foundation to offer 15 camps in British Columbia this year.

Women in Welding

#WomenofSteel Article on Women in Welding

Cheyenne The Welder

#WomenofSteel Interview with Cheyenne Ruether

Nicole the Welder

#WomenofSteel Interview with Nicole LeClair

Jamie the Welder

#WomenofSteel Interview with Jamie McMillan

Secondary schools receive national curriculum thanks to the CWB Welding Foundation

High School welding programs across the country received a significant boost to their welding curriculum

Breaking Down Barriers for Aspiring Welding Professionals

A partnership with the District School Board of Niagara and Grimsby Secondary School

Passion and Drive Lead to Student’s Success in Receiving Prestigious Award

The Hugh A. Krentz Award presented to Colin Murphy

Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation in conjunction with Seaspan donates $300,000 towards BC High School welding programs

CWB Welding Foundation Offering a Helping Hand

Children in Ontario impacted by cancer and their immedi­ate family members will now have an opportunity to get into the welding profession

CWB Welding Foundation Mind over Metal

Twenty-one Grade 8 students explored the profession of welding during a Mind over Metal camp at Valley Heights Secondary School in Langton, Ontario

CWB Welding Foundation and Marinucci Family Foundation Announce $500,000 Donation to 10 Canadian Secondary School Welding Programs

Inspiring Change

10 at-risk youth attend a week long welding educational program hosted at Robert Bateman High School in Burlington, Ontario

Rise of the Phoenix: New Welding Lids for Secondary Schools

When There Are No Limits

Inaugural Mind over Metal Camp Inspires Young Welder to Pursue Welding

Conversation with Grandpa Leads to Joseph G. Doria Award

Mind over Metal Welding Camp Brings Mothers and Daughters Together

World Skills Welding Competitor Thankful for CWB Welding Foundation Support

#TakeMeToCanWeld

CWB Welding Foundation Removes Barriers One Weld at a Time

CWB Welding Foundation funds a Mind over Metal camp at the BC Provincial School for the Deaf

Women Unlimited

A pilot program between Women Unlimited, Irving Shipbuilding Inc (ISI) and NSCC

Sometimes all one needs is a spark to inspire change

CWB Welding Foundation presents Western Quebec Career Centre Welding Students with Awards

Welding students were presented with awards by the CWB Welding Foundation on March 24, 2015

Preparing for World Skills One Weld at a Time

CWB Welding Foundation Summer Camp lets the Imagination Run Wild

Women in Welding

CWB Welding Foundation Presents College of the North Atlantic Students with Awards

CWB Welding Foundation Enhancing Welding Programs