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Learning the basics of carpentry

Students in a Thompson Rivers University carpentry course being offered at Clearwater Secondary School
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Students in a Thompson Rivers University carpentry course being offered at Clearwater Secondary School listen to instructions on how to measure angles on the sawhorses they are making.

Students in a Thompson Rivers University carpentry course being offered at Clearwater Secondary School listen to instructions on how to measure angles on the sawhorses they are making.

Pictured are (l-r) Taylor Rhodes, Donald Ritchie, Justin Sutherland, Seth Moilliet, Chance Tobin, Mason Romeo, Chris Gouchie, Jacob Madden, Jared Bourdeleau, and instructor Carl Brownstein. The course started Feb. 4, will last until the end of June, and can be used for high school graduation, first year university credit, and first year apprenticeship completion.

During the course the students will build several cabins to be used at the TRU Wells Gray Wilderness Center planned for next to the former Upper Clearwater School.