Carpentry student Megan MacAulay, left, and architectural sheet metal student Tera Cormier, centre, chat with Maggie Budden, Cape Breton project co-ordinator with the Office to Advance Women Apprentices, during a networking luncheon Tuesday at the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion in Sydney. Budden, who was Canada’s first female Red Seal ironworker, has been running the organization’s Sydney office since it opened earlier this summer. However, this week may just be Budden’s busiest thus far as she has also hosted, in conjunction with the Cape Breton Building and Construction Trades Council, a networking breakfast for area contractors. And, on Wednesday evening, Budden hosted a pizza networking session for tradeswomen or women interested in a trades career. DAVID JALA • CAPE BRETON POST
