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SLIDESHOW: Heavy Metal Rocks in Williams Lake

Heavy Metal Rocks in Williams Lake is taking place at the Centennial gravel pit on Bond Lake Road.


Heavy Metal Rocks in Williams Lake is taking place at the Centennial gravel pit on Bond Lake Road between Wednesday, May 9 and Saturday, May 12.

School District 27, WorkSafeBC, local industry, and government representatives are teaming up to give a group of high school students a lesson in "heavy metal." Eighteen teens interested in a career in the construction industry were selected for the program. They each get about an hour and a half to spend on 16 different pieces of equipment. Prior to hands-on training, they took industrial first aid training, workplace safety training, and orientation in the classroom and in the field.

Experienced equipment operators acted as mentors to students during the event.

Gaeil Farrar photos