Sudbury college celebrates $5M in donations to trades programming: Seven companies have contributed heavy equipment technology over the last 15 years.

• Date: 01 October 2019
• Author: Romaniuk, Colleen

The trades are on fire right now in Northern Ontario and it's never been so important for training and education institutions to understand the needs of the industry.

Cambrian College works to provide programming that supports local demand, gives students hands-on experience and connects them to opportunities in the real world.

At a Sept. 12 event organized by : the Cambrian Foundation, an organization that works with the college to fund student programs, the school said thank you to some of its corporate donors who have made this kind of education possible.

The college honoured seven different companies for donating nearly $5 million in equipment to the Heavy Equipment Technician program over the past 15 years. The donations include anything from jacklegs, scooptrams and backhoes, to diesel engines, Mack trucks and roller crusher gear.

The Heavy Equipment Technician Program teaches students the basics of diesel engines, power trains, electrical systems, hydraulic systems and...