Training: May 2008 Archives

Building trades in Bird CEO's blood

Bursary helped budding engineering technologist climb to new heights


By Monte Stewart - Business Edge
Published: 05/02/2008 - Vol. 8, No. 9


Four decades ago, Charette received one that allowed him to graduate from Red River College in his hometown of Winnipeg and later to become chairman and CEO of Toronto-based Bird Construction Company, one of Canada's largest institutional, commercial and industrial (ICI) general building contractors.