M’CHIGEENG—Manitoulin Secondary School (MSS) is the latest school in the Rainbow District School Board (RDSB) to receive new high-tech machine equipment from the Canadian Tooling and Machining Association (CTMA) and Ontario Council for Technology Education (OCTE).
Approximately $80,000 has been allocated for the purchase of a CNC milling machine, two CNC routers and a 3VM Ram Turret milling machine.
In addition to the technology enhancements at MSS, another $50,000 is being provided to Lively District Secondary School (LDSS) for ongoing upgrades, including a CNC milling machine and CNC lathe.
Both schools will also receive a tooling package valued at $7,000 each.
RDSB is currently carrying out preliminary work to prepare for the arrival and installation of the new equipment this fall.
The funding will help address the skilled trades gap in the machine, tool, die and mold sector. This sector serves many industries including, but not limited to, automotive, aerospace, packaging, medical, energy, military defense and others.
“The Canadian Tooling and Machining Association and Ontario Council for Technology Education are giving more students and teachers in Rainbow schools access to modern equipment to learn skills and gain competencies that are in high demand,” said Bruce Bourget, RDSB director of education. “The new equipment will ensure that students have even more opportunities to consider the trades as viable career paths. We thank the CTMA and the OTE for their ongoing support.”
