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Dec 22, 2022

Darci Spiteri is a 2nd year Electrical Apprentice with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 105 in Hamilton, Ontario. It took a few years of searching after high school, but her journey to the trades finally began in 2018, when she received the Second Career Grant from the...


Dec 15, 2022

Kerri Banville grew up in a union family and has been working as a carpenter in Ontario, Canada for over 20 years. In that time, she has worked for various well known companies in the GTA as a tradeswoman, but also taking on roles as a health and safety officer, assistant superintendent, performing...


Dec 8, 2022

Jayne McLean, is an energetic and passionate construction professional with close to two decades of experience in the construction industry. Not only has she been involved in delivering everything from large scale commercial and institutional projects, to home renovations, but she is also the mother of 18...


Nov 24, 2022

Samara Sampson is a Red-Seal certified sheet metal worker and member of SMART Local 285. She was one of two female apprentices to receive the inaugural BOLT scholarship and is the most-recent winner of HVAC Tactical's "Lady of the Trade" Award.

She is a strong and vocal advocate for women in trades, using social media...


Nov 17, 2022

Nicole Bigioni is the Vice President of Blackstone Paving & Construction where she has worked with her father for nearly 13 years. She is the first women in construction that I met who was both unapologetically feminine and uncompromisingly competent. She is hardworking, loyal, kind, fun and no-nonsense. She was one of...