HBM2 Purpose-built for HPC and big data Xilinx has introduced the most powerful accelerator card ever purpose-built for HPC and big data workloads. It will launch with the Alveo U55C to target even bigger big data workloads from its predecessor. The new card uses new HBM2 memory, doubles the capacity, and uses a new form factor. The new Alveo U55C card is the company’s most powerful Alveo accelerator card ever, purpose-built for HPC and big data workloads. It offers the highest compute density and HBM capacity in the Alveo accelerator portfolio. Together with the new Xilinx RoCE v2-based ..read more

Blazing a Trail for Women in Trades What does it mean to be a trailblazer? It takes passion, hard work, being able to overcome the odds, and make an impact for the people coming behind you. That’s exactly what Amanda Rees has done and it’s why she’s the winner of the second annual Trailblazer Award from the Office to Advance Women Apprentices.  “I’m a bit modest about what I’ve done,” says millwright apprentice Amanda. “I don’t generally like to talk about myself. I talk about my experiences … but as a Trailblazer? I was really surprised actually. I was flattered and I was so appreciativ ..read more

We Belong Together: Skills Canada Newfoundland and Labrador and Office to Advance Women Apprentices A good partnership is all about the give and take, communication, mutual support, and respect. That’s exactly why the ongoing relationship between The Office to Advance Women Apprentices and Skills Canada Newfoundland and Labrador is so strong today.  Skills Canada Newfoundland and Labrador is an organization committed to encouraging youth to follow their passions, achieve excellence, and showing them one path, which offers rewarding careers with life-long learning, in the skilled trades a ..read more

It sounds idealistic – a workplace where you show up each day knowing you are not only valued, respected, and welcome, but your team is so connected you feel part of a family. But that’s exactly the kind of work environment H&H Enterprises Ltd. has established for its employees and staff in Wabush, NL. And that feeling is upheld from first-year Heavy Equipment Operator Apprentices right up to CEO.  When asked how this environment was established, both CEO, Mike Hunt, and field supervisor, Paul Efford, explain it’s all about the core values coming together to make the Wabush heavy equ ..read more

Personal Success to Helping Hands Vanessa Miller in Mosaic Pond Pumphouse Vanessa Miller is a skilled welder with plenty of accolades to her name, but she insists her success is all thanks to her parents.  “They are both hard-working, down-to-earth, hubble people and I admire them for instilling those values in me,” Vanessa says “My parents both grew up on farms in which everyone had a job to do in order for the farm to be successful. In raising us, they never distinguished between boy and girl jobs. Everyone had an equal responsibility to learn and contribute.” A Change in Course Vanessa ..read more

Stamped in Steel It takes a set of steel somethings to set up your own business, especially when you’re a woman opening an automotive repair shop in a traditional province like Prince Edward Island. Miranda MacIssac, owner of Steel Heels Automotive Service and Repair, recently strapped on a pair … of steel-toed boots and did just that.  Steel Heels Owner Miranda Macisaac Miranda-MacIssac torqueing truck tires Getting Her Start Miranda discovered her love of vehicles and mechanics as a child, when at just 10 years old she fell in love with dirt bikes. She grew up loving the work and finall ..read more

The HERizon Is Bright  Partnerships are part of the successful model of the Office to Advance Women Apprentices and there was no more natural partner in Prince Edward Island than Women’s Network PEI when the office opened in 2019.  Women’s Network PEI is the home of Trade HERizons, a free 12-week career exploration and college preparedness program helping women learn about trades and technology careers, while also enhancing essential skills and personal development. Through this program participants experience hands-on learning opportunities in the trades with Holland College, meet ..read more

Cooking Up Something New Ashton Weibel began her career journey dreaming of becoming a chef, but the ingredients weren’t adding up. She changed track and now her hands are covered in mechanical grease rather than flour. It’s a switch she doesn’t regret! From Baking to Building … Engines Ashton was in school studying culinary arts when she realized the work wasn’t what she wanted to do with the rest of her life. She says she just didn’t feel it fit. Exploring other career paths, Ashton came upon the TradeHerizons program through the Women’s Network PEI. The program focuses on career exploratio ..read more

Cars, Community, and Quality When living and working along the 102 corridor in East Hants, a bedroom community of the Halifax Regional Municipality, transportation is key.  For more than 30 years SB TireCraft owners Scott Blois and Mike White have been offering a wide range of vehicle repairs, maintenance, treatment options, and tire brands to the growing community. With nine service bays, SB Tirecraft is one of the largest automotive service locations in the area.  Owners Scott and Mike say the community of Enfield is their home, which is why they’ve spent years helping their frien ..read more

NS tradeswomen gather at the Office to Advance Women Apprentices supporting female apprentices in skilled trades “Nova Scotia Tradeswomen are being supported more than ever before and benefiting from a host of supports and services offered by both the NS Apprenticeship Agency and the Office to Advance Women Apprentices”, explains Lovessa Johnson, Program Manager for WIT. The Women in Trades (WIT) Office was established in 2019, within the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency (NSAA), as a result of two federally funded initiatives. The focus of both initiatives, Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) and ..read more