Participants in the Women Unlimited's Career Exploration Program make their way toward the Membertou Place job site for a tour of the work going on at the three-storey, 55,000 square-foot office building currently under construction. DAVID JALA/CAPE BRETON POST - David Jala

Women encouraged to explore careers in Cape Breton’s construction industry

by Work & Training

From Cape Breton Post – It’s not every day that a 19-year-old woman doles out career advice to a group comprised of women mostly older than herself. But that was the case for apprentice carpenter Nicole Scott who on International Women’s Day shared her short but interesting on-the-job experience with a dozen other women from across Cape Breton. On Monday, the latest 12 participants of the Women Unlimited Association’s Career Exploration Program (CEP) toured the work site where Scott has been working since last July.

Information sessions planned to help prepare Cape Breton workforce for upcoming job opportunities in construction sector

by Work & Training

Registration is now open for Building Construction Careers in Cape Breton, a virtual information series to engage the local workforce in major construction projects planned for Cape Breton -Unama’ki. The purpose of these sessions is to share information about the infrastructure projects and the potential employment/training opportunities in the construction industry with the job-seeking public.

Early Construction Package Awarded for Cape Breton Regional Hospital Expansion

by Cape Breton Regional HospitalHealthcare

Expansion projects at Cape Breton Regional Hospital continue to move forward. Northern Contracting Limited, a locally owned and operated construction company in Sydney Mines, was awarded an early construction package that includes groundwork and site preparation for the new Cape Breton Cancer Centre, Energy Centre and Clinical Services Building. The contract is valued at over $5 million.