PAINTING PATHWAYS
Fix Network and its Calgary, Alta. Training Centre partnered with Alberta-based CAREERS to host a Young Women in Trades and Technologies Day, where seven high school students with no prior autobody experience learned about opportunities in the trade. Students learned about painting gear and suits; prepped panels, applied tack and spray sealer/base coat; airbrushed with stencils and applied clear coat during a panel painting project. Led by Jeff Francis, Fix Network’s technical trainer for Western Canada, the event also featured presentations from successful women in autobody, including Lauren Reynolds, regional performance director for Western Canada, Fix Network; Crystin Bulai, regional operations manager for Luxuria Auto, a Fix Auto MSO; and Cecile Bukmeier, chair of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Autobody Program.
