Skill Centre's Morag Carter awarded King's Coronation Medal

The Skills Centre’s executive director, Morag Carter, has received the King’s Coronation Medal for her contributions to the community, province and nation.

Under her leadership, the Skills Centre spent three years and $6.5 million, from 2021 through 2024, purchasing a pair of buildings in downtown Trail and completing a massive renovation project to make their new office building the most sustainable and accessible building in the city.

While Carter accepted the Coronation Medal, she said it really belonged to everyone involved in the project.

“Our vision for this building was simple and yet profound. We wanted to invest in Trail and to show that a solid local investment could also benefit the region,” she said. “We wanted to create a space that was warm and welcoming and available to share with other not for profits, community groups and residents.”

“And since our primary business – and the Skills Centre’s reputation – is built on helping Kootenay and Boundary residents find their purpose and build their careers, we needed to ensure that the renovation of this great building helped to build local skills and local careers.”

“I’m happy to report that we achieved all of our goals,” she added. “It is projects like these, employing local talent, using as many made in Canada products as possible to enhance community assets that make us resilient.”

Carter received the medal from Richard Cannings, MP for South-Okanagan—West Kootenay, at a ceremony in Castlegar on March 4.

The Skills Centre is a non-profit strengthening rural and industrial communities and workplaces in BC through workforce skills development, training services, social development and poverty reduction programming. It offers skills training and wellness programs to build a caring community of skilled, productive and engaged people.