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Community Involvement

Dawson Construction donating their time paving at the BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Teaching the tricks of the trade to the next generation of employment at Heavy Metal Rocks

It’s hard to say who had more fun during the 16th installment of Heavy Metal Rocks: the students or the instructors. Regardless, incredible lessons were shared, as experienced operators from the industry shared their experiences, tips, tricks and advice with the next genera

Heavy Metal Rocks returns this spring to the Interior

The future of the construction industry will once again be in the operator’s seat Thursday, April 11, for the return of the annual Heavy Metal Rocks. This year’s course offers the most variety of equipment for students to try out. Dawson Construction and Dawson Civil are

Donating decommissioned trucks to future technicians

Reading about crankshafts and air intake systems in textbooks is a great way to learn about truck motors, but it’s quite the same as getting your hands on the real thing. That’s why the Trades and Technology Program at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) was thrilled to learn t

Multiculturalism Day highlights the diversity that makes our communities great

Diversity is the one thing we all have in common, so let us celebrate that today and every day! One of the many things that makes Canada unique and a beautiful place to work, play and enjoy life is how different we all are. On June 27, let’s recognize the cultural diversity