{"id":63500,"date":"2026-04-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=63500"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:00:00","slug":"wolseley-canada-invests-in-skilled-trades-atlantic-canada-student-bursaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=63500","title":{"rendered":"Wolseley Canada invests in skilled trades Atlantic Canada student bursaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56509&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BURLINGTON, ONT.:<\/strong> Wolseley Canada is excited to announce $15,000 in bursaries for post-secondary schools in Atlantic Canada to help offset the financial cost associated with obtaining a skilled trades education.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the skilled trades shortages across Canada, now, more than ever, trained, knowledgeable professionals are needed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery day we work with skilled trade professionals and see the vital role they play in our country\u2019s economic growth and development,\u201d said Jacqueline Janes, General Manager, Atlantic at Wolseley Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe financial costs associated with obtaining a skilled trades education can be significant. We\u2019re proud to support students by helping offset the costs of a trades education.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56530&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Janes said this support takes the shape of 14 financial need-based bursaries in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It prioritizes programs related to the plumbing and HVAC industry, with a special focus on candidates who demonstrate a high level of financial need,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s important to us to give back to the communities where our associates, customers, and vendors are,\u201d added Janes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHelping more students enter the trades will greatly impact the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56506&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56526&#8243;]<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BURLINGTON, ONT.: Wolseley Canada is excited to announce $15,000 in bursaries for post-secondary schools in Atlantic Canada to help offset the financial cost associated with obtaining a skilled trades education.\u00a0 With the skilled trades shortages across Canada, now, more than ever, trained, knowledgeable professionals are needed.&nbsp; \u201cEvery day we work with skilled trade professionals and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63501,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[957],"tags":[4208,3976,3221,5933,10686],"class_list":["post-63500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-atlantic-canada","tag-bursaries","tag-post-secondary-schools","tag-skilled-trades","tag-wolseley-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/63501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}