89 BC high schools seek $8.9 million to update skills training facilities through project shop class

VICTORIA, BC (Feb. 6, 2014) – The Construction Foundation of BC has received 89 applications from BC high schools hoping to qualify for funding to upgrade their skills training facilities through Project Shop Class, its inaugural fundraising effort. Schools are seeking a combined total of approximately $8.9 million. “We are very impressed with the quality […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Construction Foundation of BC Launches Grant Program to Upgrade High School Shop Classrooms

VICTORIA, BC; December 18, 2013 – Students in some British Columbia high schools will soon have improved facilities for skilled trades training, thanks to a new initiative from the Construction Foundation of BC (CFBC). Starting today, BC high schools and school districts with a demonstrated commitment to skilled trades training are invited to submit applications […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Construction Foundation of BC launched with $65K donation to Honour House

NEW WESTMINSTER, November 9, 2012 – The Construction Foundation of BC was officially launched today with the presentation of a $65,000 donation to New Westminster’s Honour House. A new initiative of the British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA), the Construction Foundation of BC was created to give the province’s construction industry a mechanism for making charitable […]