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Skills Competition
ONTARIO YOUTH DEMONSTRATE THEIR SKILLS AND ACHIEVE TREMENDOUS RESULTS AS PART OF COMPETITION
KITCHENER – Students from across Ontario competed in various contests at the 19th Ontario Technological Skills Competition at RIM Park in Waterloo on May 5th and 6th. Students from the Kitchener/Waterloo Area, took home 52 medals.
“The youth of Ontario have demonstrated their abilities in the skilled trades and technologies with
tremendous passion! All of the competitors should be very pleased with the results achieved at this
year’s competition – they are all winners for choosing a vocation that they enjoy and have the
opportunity to excel at in the future,” said Gail Smyth, Executive Director of Skills Canada – Ontario.
“Their hard work and efforts to prepare for these contests was very evident. Congratulations to the
competitors as well as the coaches, teachers and families for their support. The combined efforts of
industry and education have helped these Ontario youth!”
Gold Medals were awarded to:
o Ben Van Leeuwen, Conestoga College – Architectural Technology & Design
o Jacob Poirier, Centennial College – Auto Painting
o Dan Van Holst, Conestoga College – Auto Service Technology
o Lori Martin, Conestoga College – Brick Masonry
o Adam Cressman, Listowel District Secondary School – Cabinetmaking
o Stephanie Remington, Bluevale Collegiate Institute – Computer Aided Manufacturing
o Robert Nelson, Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute – Electronics
o Jennifer Speers, Conestoga College – Industrial Mechanic Millwright
o Jamie Perrault, Conestoga College – Industrial Wiring – Post-Secondary
o Peter Hawkins, Elmira District Secondary School – Industrial Wiring – Secondary
o Andre Recnik, Waterloo Collegiate Institute – IT-PC and Network Support
o Derek Hurst, Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute – IT Office Software Application
o Joshua Newton, Centennial Collegiate & Vocational Institute – Job Interview
o Brian Martin, MTCU-Eastern – Plumbing
o Curtis Thomson, Stratford Northwestern Secondary School – Precision Machining
o Brandi Morson, Conestoga College – Restaurant Service – Post-Secondary
o Alicia Whalen, St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School – Restaurant Service – Secondary
o Tom Eckenswiller, John Diefenbaker Secondary School – Small Powered Equipment
Silver Medals were awarded to:
o Bradley Macdonald, Ontario Masonry Training Centre – Brick Masonry
o Philip Dube, Waterloo Collegiate Institute – Cabinetmaking
o Dale Brubacher, Listowel District Secondary School – Electrical Wiring
o Andrew Holmes, Garrett Bender; Waterloo Collegiate Institute – Geographic Information
Systems
o Shereen Hussein, MTCU-Western 2 – Hairstyling
o Sandy Bye, Zack Arthur; Wellington Heights Secondary School – Home Building
o Randy Madill, Conestoga College – Industrial Mechanic Millwright
o Ian Nuhn, Stratford Northwestern Secondary School – Mechanical CADD
o Matt Fulcher, Conestoga College – Plumbing
o Matt Rahn, Conestoga College – Truck and Coach Mechanic
o Jordan Melo, Matthew Webster; Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School – Virtual
Robotics
o Dale Mcgavin, MTCU-Western 1 - Welding
Bronze Medals were awarded to:
o Peter Rice, Canadore College – Aircraft Maintenance
o Sara Radcliffe, Elmira District Secondary School – Architectural Technology & Design
o Shawn Gervais, MTCU-Central – Brick Masonry
o Dylon Smith, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School – Computer Aided Manufacturing
o Josh Schaefer, Resurrection Catholic Secondary School – Culinary Arts
o Patrick Mitchell, Conestoga College – Electronics – Post-Secondary
o Joshua Cantin, Listowel District Secondary School – Electronics – Secondary
o Brittany Minke, Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School – Floristry
o Igor Boros, Conestoga College – Internet Webpage Design
o Erika Legge, Conestoga College – IT Office Software Application
o Noorain Shethwala, Centennial Collegiate & Vocational Institute – Job Skill Demonstration
o Hung Lam, Conestoga College – Mechanical CADD
o Nicholas Kelba, Elmira District Secondary School – Refrigeration
o Ryan Van Veen, Kevin Boisvert, Jeremy Allen, Mitch Hunt; Listowel District Secondary
School – Robotics
o Stewart Hall, Conestoga College – Truck and Coach Mechanic
o Israel Lacombe, Conestoga College - Welding
“This is an exciting time for those who will make up Team Ontario,” added Smyth. “To have an
opportunity to showcase their skills at a national level will only enhance their skills and brighten their
future.”
Over the course of the two days, more than 1,600 students from School Boards, Colleges and Training
Delivery Agents demonstrated their strengths in designing, building, repairing, and styling. Perhaps
most importantly, they learned from an experience that will forever shape the way they view careers in
the skilled trades and technologies. They competed in over 50 skill contests ranging from Graphic
Design, to Culinary Arts, to Plumbing, Carpentry, Auto Service, Workplace Safety, and Robotics.
Many of the students who won gold will advance to compete for Ontario at the 14th Canadian Skills
Competition being held in Calgary from May 25 - 28, 2008.
For a complete listing of medal winners for your area please visit the Skills Ontario website at
www.skillsontario.com. Final results will be processed and posted by May 21st.
Over 23,000 spectators visited RIM Park in Waterloo, Ontario over the course of the 19th Ontario
Technological Skills Competition. It is the showcase event of Skills Canada – Ontario, a not-for-profit
organization whose goal it is to promote the skilled trades and technologies as a first-choice career
option for young people.
Also, held in conjunction with these events were the Elementary Challenges, Elementary Workshops
and Elementary and Secondary Young Women's Conferences.
The competition also hosted one of the most interactive Careers Showcases in Canada. Over the
duration of the competition, 50+ exhibitors from industry, education, labour and government shared
information about career opportunities in the skilled trades and technologies with young people,
parents and educators.
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