or university, and some go to work. The JBL Board tries to offer some real work experience for them before graduation. “We try to get placements with our Municipal Public Works, our hospital, and our healthcare centers,” says Carman.“We have students that are placed at our water and wastewater facility. In almost every aspect of what’s available to do in Moosonee and Moose Factory, we have students who are in those areas. Like the rest of the province, we do struggle with issues of qualified tradespeople within our communities, so we have representatives who do day-long workshops in skilled trades. They bring electrical and plumbing materials for the students to practice hands-on skills within the trades. It’s nice to have someone come in and say ‘This is an opportunity for you to explore.” “And there’s our WAHA (Weeneebayko Area Health Authority) Redevelopment project – they’re building a new hospital here in our community.And, hopefully, when this project is over in five years, we’ll have a group of people within our community, who are current students, who will be qualified to provide the services required to maintain that hospital -- electricians, plumbers -- in addition to all the healthcare staff that you traditionally would associate with a healthcare facility. For those students interested in healthcare, there is a special skills high school major in health and wellness, that’s been in place for 14 years. BUILDING THE FUTURE innlink.ca 8 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 07 REA SCHOOL BOARD
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