The 2023 Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference will take place in Washington, D.C. from December 1st to 3rd. This conference serves as a unifying platform for thousands of tradeswomen, making it the largest gathering of tradeswomen worldwide. Originally hosted in California in 2002, it has since… Read More »Tradeswomen Build Nations 2023
Update: Here is the link to sign up to volunteer at Heroworks with the BC Tradeswomen Society. HEROWORK Canada has an upcoming project at the Surrey Urban Mission. The BC Tradeswomen Society had volunteered in Victoria for some of their previous projects. We are planning… Read More »HEROWORK VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
We’ll be meeting at Moody Park in New Westminster on August 31st from 6-8PM. It’ll be a chance to catch up, mentor, make new connections and share stories and ideas. It’s a casual event, so arrive when you can and we’ll be there. You are… Read More »August 31st Summertime Trades Park Social
We’ll be meeting at Moody Park in New Westminster on July 27th from 6-8PM. It’ll be a chance to catch up, mentor, make new connections and share stories and ideas. It’s a casual event, so arrive when you can and we’ll be there. You are… Read More »July 27th Summertime Trades Park Social
To kick off the New Year in style, the BC Tradeswomen Society partnered with the BC Centre for Women in the Trades to celebrate the memoir written by one of the Society’s Directors at Large, Hilary Peach. Two launch parties were held for her celebrated… Read More »Book Launch Parties!
There are two Discover Trades Camps happening in Quesnel this Spring Break. The first one from March 20th-24th is for young women from ages 10-13 and the second is from March 27th-31st for Indigenous Youth. The cost is free and lunches, snacks and personal protective… Read More »Spring Break Discover Trades Camps
In August 2022, the BC Tradeswomen Society facilitated two amazing Discovery Trades Camps for youth. Young women and indigenous youth gathered at the College Of New Caledonia in Quesnel, BC to experience the fun and excitement of interactive trades exploration. Each of the camps were… Read More »Discovery Trades Camp: Quesnel
On April 11th The BC Tradeswomen Society presented a webinar in partnership with the Tailgate Toolkit Project. Tailgate Toolkit’s About page describes their project: The Tailgate Toolkit Project is an innovative program aimed at increasing access to harm reduction services and ideas for those working… Read More »Tailgate Toolkit Webinar in Review
Garbielle Herle, Director at Large for the BC Tradeswomen Society, and Nicole Wiet, President of the BC Tradeswomen Society, present for KAST (Kootenay Association for Science & Technology). They present a short talk to high school aged students on their journey into their trade careers… Read More »Health & Safety in the Trades: For High School Students
Our first in person meeting in a long time was a success! 15 tradeswomen showed up, a few familiar faces and lots of new ones. It’s always great networking with new people and hearing about their victories. The next meetup is Tuesday April 19th at… Read More »Lower Mainland Trades Meetup