N or t he r n C olle g e 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 A nnu a l R e por t ev e nt u al l y t o t he C ana di an and gl o ba l m i ni ng i n dus t r y ; t hat ac k now l edg ed t he m i ni ng i ndus t r y s up por t a nd par t ner s h i ps t h at t h e H S M and N or t her n C o l l ege ha v e dev el ope d at t h e H a ile y b u r y c am pus and b e y o nd ; t hat r ef l ec t e d o ur c ur r ent p os t - s ec ondar y m i ni ng eng i n eer i n g t ec h ni c i an pr ogr am and c ur r en t c or por at e m in i ng t r ai ni ng pr ogr am s . A nd w e w an t ed a pr oj ec t t hat w ou l d c on nec t t oda y ’ s s t u dent s t o our hi s t or i c r oot s , our A l um ni A s s oc i at i on, F o und at i on goa l s an d b ur s ar i es , an d t r a di t i on of ex c el l e nc e i n e duc at i on i n a w a y t h at w as c ont em por ar y , d y nam i c and eng ag i ng . A ha l l w a y a dj ac ent t o t h e H ai l e y b ur y c am pus g y m nas i um w as t r ans f or m ed i nt o a n H S M a nd m i ni n g s ho w c as e, w i t h w al l s t or y p ane l s f eat ur i n g t h e h i s t or y of t he H S M; hi s t or i c and c u r r ent ph ot o c o l l ages a nd phot o v al anc es l i n i ng t he w al l s ; ne w s h o w c as es ; a n u p da t e d c ont em por ar y pr es en t at i on of t h e H S M H al l of F a m e m e m ber s ( i nc l udi n g 2 r ec i pi ent s of t he O r der of C anad a) , w i t h p hot os an d br i ef b i ogr a ph i es a nd an i nt er ac t i v e t o uc h - s c r een k i os k f eat ur i n g i nf or m at i on abou t t h e H S M a nd A l um ni , t he c am pus and c o m m uni t y t oda y , t he F oun dat i on and don or r ec og ni t i o n. T he c ol l eg e i s i nd ebt e d t o t he m an y s p ons or s f r o m t he m i ni ng i n dus t r y an d t he H S M A l um ni A s s oc i at i on t hat m ade t hi s pr oj ec t p os s i bl e . I n di v i dua l pr oj ec t don or r ec ogn i t i on o n t h i s f ul l y f unde d $1 00k pr oj ec t , i s v i a s i gn age on t he c a m pus , t he t ouc h - s c r een k i os k , and s oon , t h e c ol l ege w eb s i t e. 2) N o r t he r n W e l di ng Sho w – K i r kl a nd L a ke T he f i r s t ev er N or t h er n W el di n g T r ade S ho w hel d at N or t her n C ol l eg e’ s K i r k l and Lak e c a m pus w as a gr e at s uc c es s br i ngi n g i n o v er 50 0 at t end ees i nc l ud i n g s t ud e nt s and i nd us t r y r e pr es ent at i v e s w h i c h w as t he c om m i t t ee’ s or i gi na l g oal . T hi s ev ent w a s i ni t i at ed b y t he Mat er i a l s J oi ni ng I nno v a t i o n C ent r e ( MaJ I C ) , a non - pr of i t c or por at i o n c l os el y af f i l i a t ed an d c ol oc a t ed w i t h our K i r k l and Lak e S c hoo l of W el di ng E ng i ne e r i ng T ec hno l og y ( S W E T ) . I n add i t i on, or gan i z i n g l ea der s hi p and i n dus t r y l i ai s o n w as gener ous l y pr o v i de d b y T om V an Loon , a S W E T A l um ni m e m ber w ho a l s o s i t s o n o ur W el di ng P r o gr am A dv i s o r y C om m i t t ee. T he s ho w ga v e nor t her n c om pani e s t h e o p por t un i t y t o s e e t h e l at es t a dv a nc em ent s i n w e l d i ng t ec hno l og y and c o ns um abl es as w el l as net w or k and r ec r ui t f ut ur e em pl o y e es . I t of f er ed a w el di n g s k i l l s c o m pet i t i on ope n t o s t ude n t s and i nd us t r y r e pr es ent at i v es as w el l as l i v e w el di n g dem ons t r at i ons . T he t r ade s ho w pr o v i de d s t ud e nt s w i t h t h e op por t u ni t y t o l ear n m or e abou t t h e i ndus t r y an d s et o ut f ut ur e c ar eer pat hs / opp or t un i t i es . 24 E x h i b i t or s p ar t i c i pat e d, pur c has i n g a t ot a l of 30 bo ot hs . S om e of t he k e y c or por at e s p ons or s of t he e v en t w er e S e l ec t S A I I nc a nd A r c os I ndus t r i es , L i nd e C ana da, Li nc o l n E l ec t r i c , E S A B , A i r L i qu i de C an ad a, P r ax ai r and Mi l l er . T he t r a de s ho w al s o i nc l ud ed non - i nd us t r y b oot hs s uc h as t he T ow n of K i r k l and L ak e, N or t her n C ol l e ge A l um ni A s s oc i at i o n, F e dnor , E nt er pr i s e T e m is k a m in g , C om m uni t y F ut ur es D ev el o pm ent C or por at i ons f or t he N or t h, e t c . t o r a i s e a w ar en es s of t he t y p e of f undi ng t ha t i s a v a i l ab l e f or c o m pani es w i s hi ng t o ex p a nd i n t h e N or t h as w el l as p r ov i de g en er al i nf or m at i on. A s an add i t i on t o t he ex h i b i t s , t he e v ent f eat ur ed a d i n ner w h i c h i nc l u ded pr es ent at i o ns f r om gues t s peak er and K i r k l and Lak e F oun dat i on C o m m i t t ee m e m ber D an Mc C or m ac k , ( Mi ner a l E x pl or at i on, Mi ni n g a nd t he B i g G ap ) and P et er H ei nz , ( I nt r oduc t i on t o t he R i ng of F i r e ) . A ppr ox i m at el y 100 peo pl e at t end ed t he di nner , a nd l at er t ha t e v en i n g 184 peo pl e enj o y e d c om edi a n D er ek E d w ar ds at N or t her n C ol l e ge ’ s aud i t or i um . O ve r al l t he ev ent w as a s uc c es s as e x hi b i t or s w er e pl eas ed w i t h t h e j ob l ea ds t he y r ec e i v ed as w el l as t he o r gan i z at i on of t he s ho w as a w h ol e . T he t r ade s ho w ha d f i na nc i al s po ns or s hi p an d p l an ni n g s upp or t f r o m t he c ol l eg e and A l um ni C ounc i l , w hi l e t he or gan i z i n g c om m i t t ee ex t end ed t hank s f or t he gr eat K i r k l and L ak e c o m m uni t y s upp or t t h at po w er e d t h e e v e nt : a ppr ox i m at el y 10 0 v ol unt ee rs h e l p ed w i t h v ar i ous as p ec t s of t he s ho w .