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Grant helps welding program

Canadian Welding Association Foundation helps shop program at Clearwater Secondary
Keith McNeill
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Students at Clearwater Secondary School show off some of the equipment bought for the school with help of a $8,000 grant from Canadian Welding Association Foundation, including the welder in front of them, the jackets and helmets they are wearing, and the welding curtains behind them. Pictured are (l-r) teacher Dayton Fraser, Parker Collins, Braxton Hall, Olin Coates, Seth Cooperman and Cody Taylor. Photo by Keith McNeill

By Keith McNeill

An $8,000 grant received from the Canadian Welding Association Foundation has been a big benefit to the welding program at Clearwater Secondary School, according to teacher Dayton Fraser.

“It’s just had a huge impact for safety, learning and production,” he said.

The money was used to purchase a new Miller Mig welder, welding curtains, safety gear such as welding jackets, and consumables such as welding gases, wire and material for the shop’s CNC (computer numeric controled) plasma cutter.

The foundation has also provided welding helmets and jackets that were not included in the grant.

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Clearwater Secondary School student Cody Taylor demonstrates how to use the Miller Mig welder the school purchased with help from the Canadian Welding Association Foundation. The foundation even provided the helmet he is wearing. Photo by Keith McNeill