Maymont Central School students and staff tried not to freeze Friday as Living Sky School Division representatives introduced the division’s new welding trailer.
The trailer, which cost the division approximately $118,000 (including electrical work), will travel to schools in Cando and Hafford later in the school year.
The short ceremony featured words from Living Sky board chair Ronna Pethick, director of education Brenda Vickers, and the board representative for the area, Ron Kowalchuk.
Welding teacher Martin Link was enthusiastically greeted by students. He thanked students for giving welding a try.
“I know welding isn’t for everybody,” Link said, “I think we live in an age of high-tech, but sometimes this tech is the way to get to the high tech.”
Kowalchuk performed a distinctive ribbon cutting, which consisted of cutting a small metal bar with a torch.
“We look forward to the many years of learning the trailer will provide our students,” principal Bridgette Millen said.
