"Don’t be afraid to try new things.
Don’t doubt yourself. Give yourself a chance. Anything is possible if you put your mind to it."
– Bobbi Bruyere
Bruyere recently received the Female Apprentice-of-the- Year Award at the Manitoba Building Trades Awards and continues to receive praise from LiUNA Local 1258 for her hard work and dedication to the trade. “Honestly, I didn’t even know there were awards for that. I didn’t know I was nominated. I got a phone call at work one day; someone says there’s going to be an award for you. I thought I’d maybe get a gift card or something,” she said chuckling. “It was a great feeling,” Bruyere
said, adding that friends and family from back home have been supportive. Bruyere encourages others to find out about programs for women in trades. “Once you join, it could be lifelong: so many job opportunities. A lot of job doors open for you. You meet a lot of really nice people, some people connect, others you learn from… there are benefits, and a lot of new skills. “I plan on staying with this. It’s rewarding,” she said about the work that involves a variety of tasks.
“FPDI is helping a lot of young people, giving them a chance to do training. I met other classmates; we still keep in touch. It is good training and it does help people. I would recommend it for other people if they’re interested and they want to try something new. It could change a person’s life.”
To learn more about LauncHer into Trades, go to fpdinc.ca/program/ launcher-into-trades
CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 13
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