Shared woodworking studio in Barrie looking to grow interest in skilled trades
A Barrie entrepreneur with years of experience in the skilled trades wants to expand interest in woodworking with his new business.
Sean Livingston is one of the faces behind Framework Studios, a business Livingston says is a unique offering in Barrie. Along with his colleague, he is opening Framework Studios, a membership-based shared woodworking studio.
His cabinet business started to outgrow its space, so they have opened up a larger facility with enough space to open it up to other people throughout the community interested in the craft of woodworking.
"Now that we're at a point in our professional careers where we can give that opportunity to all those other small businesses out there, starting off in their garages or their basements, giving them the space and the machines they need to succeed at what they do it's really rewarding," Livingston said.
The space will be open to everyone from beginners to more advanced woodworkers. There will be different options, including day-use as well as monthly plans.
Livingston said part of the motivation is increasing interest in what he considers a dying trade.
"There's just not enough of us, and I feel that the generation growing up isn't as inclined to want to take on these trades jobs as the generation before us, so that's where we come in," Livingston said. "We're trying to make it fun and accessible for everyone coming up into the industry to give them the bug so they can go on and pursue their own professional careers in the field."
In addition to offering the tools and space required for woodworking, classes will be made available. The entrepreneurs have also contacted school board officials and are planning to host summer camps starting in a few months to spur interest amongst a younger generation.
"We're really trying to engage with those youth and get them hooked and show them that you can have a successful career in woodworking," said Livingston. "It's not just all computers and bitcoins. You can make a decent living and have fun doing it in a craft such as woodworking."
For more information, click here.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
'Anything to win': Trudeau says as Poilievre defends meeting protesters
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre of welcoming 'the support of conspiracy theorists and extremists,' after the Conservative leader was photographed meeting with protesters, which his office has defended.
What is changing about Canada's capital gains tax and how does it impact me?
The federal government's proposed change to capital gains taxation is expected to increase taxes on investments and mainly affect wealthy Canadians and businesses. Here's what you need to know about the move.
'My stomach dropped': Winnipeg man speaks out after being criminally harassed following single online date
A Winnipeg man said a single date gone wrong led to years of criminal harassment, false arrests, stress and depression.
Bank of Canada officials split on when to start cutting interest rates
Members of the Bank of Canada's governing council were split on how long the central bank should wait before it starts cutting interest rates when they met earlier this month.
Pilot reported fire onboard plane carrying fuel, attempted to return to Fairbanks just before crash
One of the two pilots aboard an airplane carrying fuel reported there was a fire on the airplane shortly before it crashed and burned outside Fairbanks, killing both people on board, a federal aviation official said Wednesday.
'One of the single most terrifying things ever': Ontario couple among passengers on sinking tour boat in Dominican Republic
A Toronto couple are speaking out about their 'extremely dangerous' experience on board a sinking tour boat in the Dominican Republic last week.
Quebec nurse had to clean up after husband's death in Montreal hospital
On a night she should have been mourning, a nurse from Quebec's Laurentians region says she was forced to clean up her husband after he died at a hospital in Montreal.
7 surveillance videos linked to extortions of South Asian home builders in Edmonton released
The Edmonton Police Service has released a number of surveillance videos related to a series of extortion cases in the city now dubbed 'Project Gaslight.'
Ukraine uses long-range missiles secretly provided by U.S. to hit Russian-held areas, officials say
Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces in another occupied area overnight, American officials said Wednesday.