CNC and CIM gets $5K from Northland Dodge

 

 

Myrtle Patrick, centre,  receives a $500 bursary from Christy Smith, right, of the North Central branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM). Patrick won the award for her dedication as a student in CNC’s Mining program at the Vanderhoof campus.

 

Also in the photo is Brent Marshall, owner of Northland Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Prince George, who presented the CIM with $5,000 for its endowment fund. In December, CIM donated $30,000 to an endowment fund at CNC to support those students interested in a career in mining. Awards were also given to  Joe Sinclair from Fort St. James, Kim Jones from Mackenzie and Gerald Whitford from Burns Lake, who were working and could not attend the event.

 

CNC’s mining certificate program has been successfully delivered at the Fort St. James and Burns Lake campuses, with more than 80% of graduates earning jobs.

 

CIM is the leading technical society of professionals associated with the Canadian minerals and materials industry. CIM has 11,000 members from industry, government and academia who are dedicated to the discovery, production, utilization and economics of minerals,metals and petroleum. The NCBC Branch of CIM opened in the fall of 1997 as a result of increased mining activity in the area. The NCBC Branch spans a large area, about 600 km north to south, encompassing Quesnel, Williams Lake, Prince George and Smithers, as well as many other small communities

 

For more information on the mining certificate, which helps graduates earn entry level mining jobs, visit www.cnc.bc.ca

 

For more information:

Randall Heidt,

CNC Director of Communications and Development

250-561-5869, Cell 250-640-6161