Now at 38, Simmons is making a mid-career shift rarely achieved by any woman, let alone a Black woman. (CBC)During the year-long course, she is developing entry-level skills to work as a heavy-duty equipment or truck and transport apprentice. Simmons was first introduced to heavy-duty trucks while watching her father, uncles and grandfather run the family's paving company in North Preston. He said that as a Black woman, Saedene will have to prove herself in a field that is mostly white and male. However, Saedene Simmons doesn't think gender or race should determine one's fate in the field of mechanics.

Source: CBC News March 08, 2021 09:56 UTC