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After 10 years worth of employer requests for expanded welder training capacity, the Manitoba Instit...

Manitoba Building Trades has been ousted from the Manitoba Construction Sector Council, over what it...

Posted: Mar 08, 2021 7:19 PM CT | Last Updated: March 9 Winnipeg mom Casandra Woolever had to move and go on CERB to make ends meet after she lost both sources of income during the pandemic.(Sam Samson/CBC) Almost one year after the pandemic began, policy analysts say unemployment rates for Manitoba women are quickly outpacing rates for men. According to the report, Women, Work and COVID-19: Priorities for supporting women and the economy, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, single mothers with children under the age of six have been hardest hit by job loss du...

Manitoba tech, construction sectors get $50K to boost women in trades The Manitoba government announced supports for programs that promote women in trades on Monday as part of International Women's Day. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Mar 08, 2021 11:37 AM CT | Last Updated: March 8 The Manitoba Construction Sector Council and its partner, the River East Transcona School Division, and the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology will get the funding.(Holly Caruk/CBC)

Province recognizes International Women’s Day, announces support for women in trades programming Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach Sport, Culture and Heritage Minister Cathy Cox, announcing support for women in trades programming. The Manitoba government is investing $50,000 for two initiatives that support and encourage women pursuing non-traditional career options, including a program that focuses on increasing Indigenous women’s representation. “As we celebrate International Women’s Day this year and continue to address the challenges posed by COVID-19, our government is proud t...