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News — Canada’s First Female Red Seal Ironworker Now Guiding Women into The Trades in Cape Breton

Cape Breton woman who became Canada’s first female Red Seal ironworker now guiding women into the trades



From Saltwire — Read about Maggie Budden, Canada’s first female Red Seal Ironworker and project co-ordinator at the recently-opened Sydney location of the Office to Advance Women Apprentices (Nova Scotia) where she supports women interested in obtaining a trade or becoming part of the construction industry.

“SYDNEY, N.S. — Maggie Budden trained to be a cake decorator and ended up becoming Canada’s first female Red Seal ironworker.

READ MORE: Learn how Maggie Budden made her career in the trades.

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