ICBA’s Donation Secures Naming Rights at CNC
MLA Mike Morris, CNC President Henry Reiser, ICBA’s Dr. Lindsay Langill, CNC Dean of Trades Frank Rossi, and ICBA’s Mike Davis, admire signage in classroom
Prince George, B.C.- It’s been about a year since the Independent Contractors and Business Association donated $25 thousand dollars to CNC.
Today, CNC unveiled a training room which bears ICBA’s name.
The donated money has been used for technology advancements in the John A Brink Trades and Technology Centre, including the purchase of electronics and other equipment that will enhance education and training for CNC trades students.
“This classroom will be instrumental in ensuring that our students are being educated and trained with the newest classroom technology,” says Frank Rossi, Dean of Trades and Technologies. “It will be a great instrument for CNC’s instructors to share their knowledge and skills to support student success.”
The classroom will carry the ICBA Technical Trades Room name until 2021. “It is already a welcoming classroom for our students in the Trades” says CNC President Henry Reiser “It’s a place where they can truly build a career. CNC is building, growing and investing in the future of Northern British Columbia, keeping our programming relevant and responsive to the needs of our communities. We are proud to partner with organizations like ICBA, whose contributions help our students be successful.”
“ICBA’s contribution will help prepare the next generation of construction industry professionals and support students as they pursue in-demand trades,” says Mike Davis, Regional Vice President of ICBA. “We are very excited to be investing in the students of northern B.C. and in the future of our province.”
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Seems to be a common well played out scenario here; government chronically under funds public education, business steps in, with cash in hand, as the heroes. No mention here about post-secondary students in BC who have had their tuition fees increased by nearly 400% since 2001. Thank you BC Liberals!
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If the above link does not work, here is the tiny url version.
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More balderdash! A private association can donate money to any cause it chooses! It does not mean that such a donation is an emergency bailout for an already well looked after college! Of course YOU will try to put a negative spin on anything that is happening in B.C. while a government is in power which you despise no matter what. May can’t come to soon!
Nice that a private association can donate $25,000 and get this kind of recognition. Yet BC Liberal Government revenue from post secondary tuition and fees has increased from $450 million in 2002 to a forecasted $1.8 billion in 2016/17 – an increase of 400% – all coming out of the pockets of students and their families.
Lets get some recognition for these poor students and their families!!!
“..fill a Chevrolet Suburban’s tank costs $ 1.56 in Venezuela, $ 114 in the US and $ 361 in Norway, writes Bloomberg.”
In Norway college tuition is paid by the state!
A liter of gasoline there is about $2.50 US. The state uses the extra taxes to pay for tuition. SOME other countries have free tuition, but it is not really free, it just looks that way.
The money has to come from somewhere. I am sure you understand that. Try charging Canadians 3 dollars a liter at the pump! Now there is an idea for an election promise!
I despise shills and all those who lift their skirts for them and their lobby bribe money – they are enemies of democracy.
Millions of taxpayer money went to build that school and continues to go to run it every year. The BC Liberals will sell out the taxpayers of this community and its assets at the drop of a hat to anyone with a fist full of cash. Not very inspiring.
Speaking of lobby bride money, the ICBA is not the only “private interest” that donated $25,000 to CNC in the past. Two companies donating $25 grand to CNC for computer labs in the past; Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc, and Finning International Inc.
In 2014, Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc. President, CEO and Director; Jacques Perron’s compensation was $2.58 Million. ~ Salary.com
In 2014 L. Scott Thomson; CEO for Finning International Inc. made $5.6 Million.
www .bcbusiness.ca/industries/who-is-bcs-best-paid-ceo
We should thank these two “private interests” also for the $25K each for the CNC computer lab, funding from the Christy Clark government is so meager, our public post-secondary institutions would not be able to operate without private funding such as this!
“MLA Mike Morris, CNC President Henry Reiser, ICBA’s Dr. Lindsay Langill, CNC Dean of Trades Frank Rossi, and ICBA’s Mike Davis, admire signage in classroom.”
Where are the “shills” that you hate? Those in the picture seem to be very happy with the donation.
I think it has something to do with not looking a gift horse in the mouth.
Then again, it is our from of tax evasions …. oh, wait .. I think they call it tax avoidance.
Alms for the needy.
True enough! So individuals in our free capitalistic system often get very rich! Take Bill Gates as an example. He gives away hundreds of millions every year to worthwhile causes. Recently Jimmy Pattison made a donation of 100 million to Vancouver’s main hospital replacement! Do we prefer that instead he hangs on to the money?
We allow corporations to operate within our laws and make profits. If they would not make profits how and why would they stay in business? Same for individuals.
When they share some of the wealth by making donations they get praised or by some, condemned. Does it give them a tax break? Sure.
I save all my charitable donations receipts and file them at income tax time! There are quite a few! If that results in a small break for me that’s fine. If not, I would still give the same support.
Average undergraduate tuition in BC has increased from 4,740 in 2006 to 5,530 in 2017 or about a 15 percent increase
ht tp://globalnews.ca/news/2924898/university-tuition-fees-rise-40-per-cent-in-a-decade/
On average in the last 10 years tuition in Canada has increased up to 40 percent.
BC has increased tuition for foreign students much more.
The province does not take tuition as revenue, as far as I know it is paid directly to the schools
Thank you for the clarification! I was wondering about the 400% figure quoted previously!
A new report issued by postsecondary educators in British Columbia accuses the province of “failing students” by underfunding postsecondary education. The report alleges that BC has effectively reduced operating grants—after adjusting for inflation—and permitted fee hikes that exceed provincial regulations.
Federation of Post Secondary Educators President George Davison argues that “the largest single investment the provincial government makes in post-secondary education—the per-student operating grants—has declined by more than 20 per cent since 2001, when adjusted for inflation.” Davidson also argues that BC’s revenue from tuition fees as increased nearly 400% since 2001, demonstrating that the “cost of post-secondary education has primarily been shifted to students.”
Again, lets be very specific with the numbers here; BC Liberal Government revenue from post secondary tuition and fees has increased from $450 million in 2002 to a forecasted $1.8 billion in 2016/17 – an increase of 400% – all coming out of the pockets of students and their families!!!
Thanks a lot Christy & Co.
Still can’t find anywhere where tuition has increased 400 percent. Maybe a link to the context?
I found an old report that had BC government funding at 70 percent of university in 1999 compared to just under 60 percent in 2009. Some very interesting stats in the report but still no where near 400 percent increase or even 100 percent.
ht tps://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/BC%20Office/2012/01/CCPA_Paid_in_Full_2012_web.pdf
Interesting stats like university costs about 50,000 in tuition for a degree yet the increase in taxes paid over a lifetime is only 150,000. We currently subsidize 60 percent or about 75,000.00 in 4 years to receive 150,000.00 back over a lifetime. I think trades training is a better investment in taxpayer dollars
From your first comment link I see government funding to universities has grown from 1.3 billion to 1.8 billion in 15 years is this where you come up with the numbers you have?
There is no qualification where they came up with 400 percent in 15 years, there is no way to verify these numbers quoted other than to say he is grossly exaggerating. Even Stats Canada only shows 40 percent over 10 years. They do mention universities going after foreign students who pay close to full ride which may be what he is referring to but that is still unclear by his rant. Even if he is correct on 400 percent the government does not get these tuitions as “revenues” the university does.
Good to see slinky and PrinceGeorge looking into the post secondary tuition and fees increases under this BC Liberal Government. At least they are attempting to become more informed on the subject and are willing to engage in mature debate.
Some of the knuckle dragging crowd engaging in juvenile name calling and insulting comments might want to take notice, which is the more productive, informative, and adult approach?
I think that you are convinced that others are uninformed and in need of becoming more educated compared to you. You yourself have in the past engaged in name calling! In fact you are doing it again (perhaps out of an ingrained habit) by identifying some people as the juvenile name calling “knuckle dragging crowd!”
Perhaps you ought to come down from your high horse and look at reality at ground level! I doubt though that you will ever do that!
Enjoy the sunshine and look at the positives instead of living in constant negativity!
Actually, I am enjoying the sunshine, posted a very positive comment under the Special Prosecutor news story on here! Hope you like it. I also wanted to post a positive comment on the CNC Cultural Day story, but I see they have closed it to comment, hmmm… I wonder why? Could it be they were getting too many negative, ignorant, and intolerant comments on here about our Aboriginal people?
Oh well, you and slinky are the other’s best hope for some kind of cogent defense of this current government, good luck with that.
Actually, I am enjoying the sunshine, posted a very positive comment under the Special Prosecutor news story on here! Hope you like it. I also wanted to post a positive comment on the CNC Cultural Day story, but I see they have closed it to comment, hmmm… I wonder why? Could it be they were getting too many negative, ignorant, and intolerant comments on here about our Aboriginal people?
Oh well, you and slinky are the other’s best hope for some kind of cogent defense of this current government, good luck with that.
So I’m a bit curious….
If tuition fees went from $1,000.00 to $4,000.00, that would represent a 400% increase! Ok, I can agree with that, so long as we indicate that this is a 400% increase in tuition costs!
Now consider if tuition fees didn’t go up at all, but enrollment numbers went from 1000 students to 4000 students, that would also be a 400% increase, this time in the student population, right?! Ok, I can agree with that as well, as long as we are clear that the increase was not in tuition costs, but in enrollment numbers!
In both cases, the amount of tuition fees collected would have gone up by 400%, right?
BeingHuman, in your only slightly skewed view of the world, how did you come up with your 400% number? Was the increased revenue all due to tuition cost increases, or was some of it the result of other factors, increased enrollment numbers being only one of them?
Curious minds would like to know, so that they can be, as you say more productive, informative, and can view things from a more adult approach?
Please oh great and arrogant BeingHuman, tell us! We long for your insightful wisdom!
Just kidding, haha! The last thing any of us need is any of your version of insightful wisdom!
Still waiting for you to support your claim that I watched and heard a TV news story to get my idea about thieves stealing pickup trucks they would later use as battering rams into commercial stores.
I asked you to post proof of your false statement, accusing me of stealing the idea from a TV news station story, and calling it my own. I am still waiting HG, of course you post plenty of BS on this site, all someone has to do is call you on it!!!
Speaking of BS, it would appear that your 400% claim would definitely fall under that definition!
Wouldn’t you agree?
By the way, what happened to your claims that you only post “Facts and Truths”?
Peeps, getting off topic here but you had stated that you had a theory that pickup trucks are used to back into commercial businesses as battering rams.
Wow, how much research did it take you to put together that a body on frame vehicle with a large cargo box would be beneficial when smashing into a commercial business, research other than seeing, reading or hearing about it happening?
Back on topic, you haven’t explained your claimed 400% increase in tuition costs!
Still waiting…….
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