Prince George, B.C. -The North Central branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining  has been celebrating the success of students who are focusing on mining.

 

Yesterday,   scholarship recipients were awarded $500 bursaries.

 

In the photo above, Myrtle Patrick, (centre)  received a $500 bursary from Christy Smith, ( far right) of the North Central branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM). Patrick won the award for her dedication as a student in CNC’s Mining program at the Vanderhoof campus.  

 

Awards were also given to  Joe Sinclair from Fort St. James, Kim Jones from Mackenzie and Gerald Whitford from Burns Lake, who were working and could not attend the  event.

 

Northland Chrysler Jeep Dodge’s Brent Marshall was also in attendance, presenting $30 thousand dollars to the Canadian Institute of Mining .  The dollars will go towards an endowment fund at CNC to support students interested in a career in mining.