KAMLOOPS – The TRU Training House (YMCA Dream House located in the Aberdeen Highlands) built by 2005/06 Construction Trades students in partnership with the Kamloops CHBA, won a Golden Tommie Home Builder Award of Excellence Award this past weekend.

TRU and Okanagan College tied for first place for the honour, therefore two Golden Tommies were awarded in the category, “Outstanding Contribution to the Housing Industry by an Individual or Group”

The Training House Project is a joint initiative of the TRU School of Trades and Technology and the Kamloops Home Builder’s Association which provides TRU Residential Construction, Plumbing, Electrical, Welding, Horticulture, Joinery and Telecommunications students to practice their skills while building a complete home, from foundation to finishing.

The Training House was purchased by the Kamloops YMCA for its Dream Home lottery. Some of the revenues from the sale of the house each year go into an endowment administered by the TRU Foundation, which solicits and manages the funds for scholarships and bursaries.

About 130 students and 14 faculty members are involved in the project each year.

Gold awards in thirty-nine categories were handed out academy awards style to an audience of 600 at the Grand Okanagan Hotel, Kelowna.

CHBA-Kamloops is an active residential builder association of 150 members representing the Kamloops and TNRD region.

For more information and photos of the winners, contact
Patsy Bourassa, Executive Officer
CHBA-Kamloops
Phone: 828 1844