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Volume 6, Number 19 June 2, 1992

Trades Open
House big hit

The first Trades and Technology Open
House was a huge success, according to
Trades director Harv McCullough.

“Tt was successful beyond our wildest
expectations,” says McCullough. “It met
and exceeded all our objectives.”

He estimates that over 1000 people
visited the Trades Centre at the one-day
Open House.

Many of these were high school
students who received first-hand
exposure to trades programs at UCFV,
giving them career ideas they might not
have been aware of before.

Many Trades program advisory
committee members showed up, along
with employers.

“A lot of the employers were asking
ESL student. very detailed questions of our students,”
says McCullough. “They were impressed
with what the students knew and also
with their communication skills.”

Staff and students from the rest of the
university college also trooped through,
including ESL students, some of whom
expressed keen interest in the programs.

At the ribbon-cutting ceremony
commemorating the unification of all
Trades programs under one roof, female
students spoke of the benefits of learning
a trade for women.

“T wanted to learn carpentry because I
like to be creative, work with wood and
my hands, and build things,” said
carpentry student Audrey Klewer. “If
you’re ready to dump your brief case and
nylons and pick up a toolbelt and
hammer, then you do belong in the
trades. You will need strength of
conviction, determination, a belief in
yourself, and a sense of humour.”

Please see Trades, page 2

Carpentry and Drafting received an official welcome to the Trades Centre in Abbotsford at
the Open House on May 20. Board Chair Brian Minter unveiled a plaque, with the help of
carpentry student Audrey Klewer, drafting student Tracy Laslop, and Trades director
Harvey McCullough. Below: joinery student Dennis Flokstra explains his trade to visiting