Campbell River, October 12, 2007 – Waste Management of Canada (WM) rolled out a big gift today for Heavy Duty & Commercial Transport Mechanics students at North Island College with the donation of a retired waste collection truck.
The nearly 20 tonne front-end loader was recently retired from the WM fleet and is worth approximately $20,000. The truck will provide apprentices and students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with its engine mechanics, including the complex hydraulics and compaction systems.
“We are happy to provide this working truck to the students of North Island College so they can get familiar with the kinds of equipment they’ll work on when they enter their careers,” said Nikol Dyson, WM’s District Operations Manager in Campbell River. “This donation benefits us as well because when these students graduate, their experience with our equipment may lead them to us as mechanics.”
According to Lou Dryden, President of North Island College, the truck donation represents a level of cooperation between industry and the institution that benefits all involved.
“This truck provides a valuable learning resource for our students to explore and work with the same systems they will encounter when they enter the workforce,” said Dryden. “For Waste Management and companies like it, they get a cohort of potential employees trained on and familiar with equipment in use in their fleets today”.
“We truly value the partnership with Waste Management that led to this generous investment in our program and our students,” added Don Gillingham, Dean of Trades, Technology and Tourism programs at NIC.
About the program
North Island College’s Heavy Duty & Commercial Transport mechanics program is an intensive eight month, entry-level program that prepares graduates to enter employment as either a Heavy Duty Mechanic Apprentice, as a Commercial Transport Mechanic Apprentice, or as an entry-level worker in a number of related fields. The entry-level curriculum for both these trades is covered in detail, thus enabling graduates to enter either trade. To ensure curriculum remains current and relevant for new employees, we are advised by an active local industry advisory committee.
About Waste Management
As Canada’s leading provider of comprehensive waste management services, Waste Management offers state-of-the-art residential, commercial, and industrial collection, recycling and disposal services throughout the country. Waste Management Canada employs over 3,000 people at 116 locations in all 10 provinces, servicing 4.5 million residential customers and 170,000 industrial and commercial customers. The Company owns and/or operates 20 recycling facilities and 18 landfills.
Waste Management, based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Our subsidiaries provide collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. We are also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. Our customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North America. More information about how Waste Management Thinks Green® can be found at www.wm.com/wm/thinkgreen.
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