CORAL HARBOUR
The industrial arts program is in better shape at Sakku School in Coral Harbour thanks to a generous donation from AREVA Resources.
Nicole Pootoolik, left, Janae Angootealuk and Christa Emiktowt send a big thank you to AREVA Resources for a donation which allowed them to upgrade their industrial arts room at Sakku School in Coral Harbour this past month. - photo courtesy of Paul Yanchus
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Areva pledged $5,000 to the program while visiting the school late in the 2012 school year.
Shop teacher Paul Yanchus said, so far, the money has been spent on a universal guard for an old table saw, a lathe, drill press, and a bunch of new drills and bits.
He said the next step is trying to get the new drill press to the school without spending more on shipping than the device itself.
"I'm having difficulty accepting the fact the price of shipping is four times the price of the tool," said Yanchus.
"So the drill press is in transit right now, as I work with different air-cargo companies in hopes of reducing the shipping cost."
Yanchus said the Areva representatives bought a few custom pens produced in the shop during their visit.
He said AREVA's Barry McCallum took a good look around the shop, and then asked him if he could use a little extra money to upgrade the facility.
"(McCallum) made the offer to us, which really impressed me, and we received the money about two months later.
"I've spent the past few months purchasing the types of tools and equipment we're most in need of.
"My students certainly appreciate the gesture."
Yanchus said it was difficult tracking down the universal guard for the table saw.
He said he was pleased when he finally found one, because that's going to make life in the industrial arts room a lot easier for everyone.
"The table saw is big for us because until recently, we couldn't use it all, legally, without a guard in place.
"It was totally off limits without that guard.
"The drill press will be a big upgrade for us when it arrives, as well, because we don't have an elevation option on the old one.
"We have to insert wooden chunks in order to get our height for the proper depth of the drill, so, again, the new drill press will make life a whole lot easier for us here."
