b'LABOUR FORCE FEATUREHAMMERING IT HOMEManitoba Women in Constructions Unlocking the Toolkit event tellsyoung women that they can work in any industryincluding constructionBy Twila DriedgerWhen 88 Grade 5 and 6 girls from 14 different schools walkedBefore the girls got a chance to try a trade, MWC Chair through the doors of WCAs Construction Education Centre forAmanda North, WCA Chair Ellowyn Nadeau and the Unlocking the Toolkit, they came face to face with new femaleHonourable Rochelle Squires, Minister of Families, kicked off mentorswomen who would show these students that anythe event with comments and a collective cheer.career, including one in construction trades, is possible. Whats really important today is to plant an impression in your The annual one-day event was held on April 20 and hostedmind when youre envisioning what your future could be, said by Manitoba Women in Construction (MWC), along withSquires. You need to be able to think about it from a broad WCA and presenting sponsor Manitoba Status of Women.continuumI can do anything I want, including working in As an introduction to trades, technology and science careerthe trades. And for us to dream about something, for us to envision ourselves doing something, we need to have role opportunities for young women, the forum featured eightmodels, and we need to see other people doing those things hands-on stations covering everything from bricklaying andthat we want to do. And so, youre going to meet those role plumbing to carpentry and welding. models today.42 BUILD MANITOBAwinnipegconstruction.ca'