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And the winners are...
Camosun College hosted the South Vancouver Island Regional Skills Competition today at Interurban campus
Media Release
Release Date: March 28, 2014
About 80 secondary students representing School Districts 61, 62, 63, 64 and 79 competed in seven trades and technology skills contests. Gold medal winners have now earned the right to represent the South Island region at the 20th annual Skills Canada BC provincial competition, to be held in Abbotsford on April 9, 2014. Provincial gold-medal winners will join TeamBC at the national competition, scheduled for June 4-7 in Toronto.
The 2014 South Vancouver Island Regional winners of the Skills Canada contests
Automotive Services
- Gold: Cole Gilbert, Cowichan Secondary
- Silver: Jeff Moyes, Stelly's Secondary
- Bronze: Scott Kennedy, Cowichan Secondary
Cabinet Making
- Gold: Jameson Watson, Parkland Secondary
- Silver: Kaarina Swinburnson, Edward Milne Community School
- Bronze: Eric Vila, Victoria High School
Carpentry
- Gold: Gavin Villa, South Island Distance Education School
- Silver: Finn McGuffin, Gulf Islands Secondary
- Bronze: Drew Light, Gulf Islands Secondary
Culinary Arts
- Gold: Samantha Jensson, Gulf Islands Secondary
- Silver: Apryl Sweenie, Stelly's Secondary
- Bronze: Matt Jackson, Stelly's Secondary
Electrical Wiring
- Gold: Keito Valcourt, Victoria High School
- Silver: James Pieloth, Victoria High School
- Bronze: James Proctor, Victoria High School
Electronics
- Gold: Solomon Lindsay, Victoria High School
- Silver: Spencer Macey, Cowichan Secondary
- Bronze: Micah Cracknell, Cowichan Secondary
Welding
- Gold: Steven Creasey, Claremont Secondary
- Silver: Kyle Kononowicz, Cowichan Secondary
- Bronze: Kyle Maroney, Edward Milne Community School
In addition, more than 100 middle school students participated in three Junior Skills contests.
Junior Skills Contest winners
Gravity Car Race
- Gold: Colin Balme, Connor Wardrop and Oliver Bontkes, Cowichan Secondary
- Silver: Tyson Henderson, Bayside Middle School
- Bronze: Ben Ecklin, Eric Beaudet and Evan Shumka, Cowichan Secondary
Spaghetti Bridge Building
- Gold: Blair Tahouney, Cindy Alegria, Nykolas Haskett and Trixia Ducabo, John Stubbs Middle School
- Silver: Cole Kopac, Daniel Dillon, Jacob Morrison, Kellan O'Neill, Lansdowne Middle School
- Bronze: Brooke Peters, Brooklyn Markert, Cameron Henderson and Raj Khaira, Lansdowne
Middle School
Sumo Robot Contest
- Gold: Joey Wilson, John Stubbs Middle School
- Silver: Sarah Luick, Bayside Middle School
- Bronze: Sebastion Milne, Bayside Middle School
Contact
Kelly Betts
Coordinator, South Island Partnership
Camosun College
P 250-370-4828
C 250-514-3659
bettsk@camosun.ca
Last updated: March 31, 2014 11:15 am
