Regina

The Regina Chapter of CWB Association has, for the past three years, been holding their monthly dinner meetings from October to May at Saskatchewan Polytechnic- Regina Campus. Aramark, the cafeteria manager, has catered the always excellent meals. Speakers have presented on a wide range of topics from metallurgy and cast iron welding, radiography and inspection, virtual welding to grinder development and safety. The student lounge area can accommodate up to 60 people for PowerPoint presentations with sound, projector, and screen. Our normal turnout varies from a low of 25 to a high of 55 with the average being about 35 attendees. Any presentations which require a demonstration involving hot work simply move down to the welding shop. We have had demonstrations of plasma equipment by Hypertherm, robotic welding by Lincoln, cold metal transfer and welding aluminum to steel by Fronius, high frequency induction heating by Red-D-Arc Limited as well as a demonstration of a very unique product called Multiplaz which uses plasma created from water and alcohol to cut anything, electrically conductive or not.

We have various events such as a bowling night, an indoor golf night and a fundraising steak night held in between the dinner meetings throughout the year. The fundraiser is for the Harold Mollekan Scholarship Fund for any student interested in taking post-secondary training in welding. Harold was one of the original members of the Regina Chapter who was active in every capacity within the chapter up to his passing in 2010. We have had tours of various manufacturing facilities over the years such as of Dutch Industries, Brandt Industries (Agriculture Div. and Engineered Products Div.), and of Degelman Industries of Regina and of Hitachi and Flexicoil (CNH) in Saskatoon. We would get a turnout of about 60 people for the tours with the hosting local companies supplying food and refreshments. In addition to the regular dates with invited speakers and other events, we have the annual windup CWB Association June golf tournament which is always well attended with barbecue and prizes afterward.

James Whelan- Chair
Chase Letvenuk- Vice Chair
Max Ceron- Past Chair
Tyson Shire- Treasurer
Kevin Roy- Social Media
George Saxby- DAL
Charmaine Hartt- DAL
Spencer Strangman- DAL
Mark Ganes- DAL
Douglas Boos- DAL
Travis Street- DAL

Careers in Welding 2021 – Saskatchewan

Below is a collection of the taped sessions from the April 2021 event to view.

CWBA Intro and Welcome with Max Ceron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz11-Fp9g8g
Regina Work Prep Centre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr2Jtwf0KJ0
Saskatchewan Apprenticeship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXRl9XIC1E8
SaskPolytech Women in Trades and Technologies WITT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4kEM-2q0t8
SaskPolytech Welding and Steel Fabrication programs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7DZexyT564
CWBA – Outro and prizes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiaSOGriYas