Women's History Month at the Legislature - Women and the Trades

To celebrate Women's History Month at the Legislature, we heard two down-to-earth descriptions of their life in the trades from Heather Bishop and Maureen Pendergast. Heather, as well as her own involvement in carpentry and as an auto-mechanic, has helped start programs for women in the trades. Maureen is very involved, since 1999, in building affordable homes in downtown Winnipeg.

In the photo, I am with Linda Peters and her daughter Dana. Linda is the Volunteer Coordinator and Human Resource Manager for Habitat for Humanity in Winnipeg. She organizes groups of women to build homes as well as organizing groups of men and women together, and groups of students. If you would like more information about volunteering for Habitat for Humanity in Winnipeg, please call Linda Peters at 233-5160 extension 209 or send her an email at lpeters@habitat.mb.ca. The Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg web page is at www.habitat.mb.ca