The GTA Construction Report – July 2009 – PAGE B3
ODCA
Patrick Fogarty Catholic the log cabin build a reality.
Secondary School. “They have been so helpful
Continued from page B2 As part of the Specialist in regards to getting this
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High Skills Major program, project done,” he says. “All
sues, but he says the organi- 10 construction students re- the work was done on
zation’s diversity allows it to cently completed a 1 ½ school property and that
address wider concerns such storey, 16 by 24-foot log causes some municipal is-
as workers compensation, li- cabin. sues but the ODCA had our
ability insurance problems, Starting with 6 ft. by 10 backs on this venture since
workers health and safety ft. white pine timbers, the Day 1. They were instru-
training and other issues. students constructed the mental in getting it off the
“Keeping up with ever- cabin which has since been ground. Without them
changing legislation can be dismantled and sold to the championing this initiative,
difficult but the majority of highest bidder, with all the it would have been very dif-
our members operate small funds going back into the ficult to present this to the
businesses who can benefit SMHS program. board and be successful.
from the support and infor- Teacher Patrick Fogarty Their support truly helped
mation brought forth at our and project supervisor Brett and we here at the school are
meetings,” Nugent said. Carron said the lengthy proj- grateful.”
“Our main objective is to ect was worth the effort. The ODCA has also in-
provide information that “We started planning this troduced an annual one-time The ODCA’s latest venture involves studentsat Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary
will hopefully prove prof- in September and began $1,000 for eligible second- School. As part of the Specialist High Skills Major program, 10 construction
itable to all our members.” construction in mid-April,” ary school students looking
students recently completed a 1 1/2 storey, 16 by 24-foot log cabin.
The ODCA also sup- says Carron. “We got a load to further their education in
ports several local charities of 6’ x 10’ square timbers the construction industry.
including Habitat for Hu- and the kids did all the “We choose the individual
manity; the Orillia Food notching and the dove-tail- who we feel is the best can-
Bank; the rebuilding of the ing and the end result was didate based on certain cri-
late author Stephen Lea- pretty remarkable. teria,” says Nugent. “We
cock’s boathouse; a one- “What we had was ten look for promising kids who
and-a-half kilometer kids who are looking for ca- want to move forward in this
millennium trail rebuilding reers in construction when great industry.
venture; a house that was they get out of high school “We’ve been doing this
built on a weekend and sold, and the SHSM program for awhile now with a num-
with all the funds being fil- gives them a great starting ber of schools. Last year we
tered back into the area hos- point.” had about seven applicants.
pital; and the ODCA’s The association and We’d like to get more.
contribution of their famous school worked together on “Lots of these kids are
Winter Carnival Ice Castle, the program to encourage doing well and they show a
among others. young people to consider lot of promise,” Nugent
“Every year we pick a construction trades and alle- says. “This is a great pro-
project to help out,” says viate a labour shortage in the gram and we’d like to help
longtime ODCA member industry. them realize their goals.
Wayne Scanlon, who served “The question was With an extra $1,000, that
as ODCA President in 1988 asked, ‘how better to pre- makes it that much easier for
and 1989. “The house we pare them?’ so the govern- them to get started.”
built took nine months to ment decided to let them
plan and only one weekend major in construction so
to build. It was part of the they would be more mar-
hospital’s $60 million exten- ketable when they leave
sion and refurbishing proj- high school.”
Congratulations to the Orillia & District Construction Association
ect.” Carron, who also sits on
The ODCA’s latest ven- the ODCA board, says the
ture involves students at association helped to make Stewart’s
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