14 teams moving on to Skills Ontario in Waterloo

Skills Canada – Ontario
News Release

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Skills Canada – Ontario is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the development of youth and the prosperity of industry in Ontario. We strive to promote the skilled trades and technologies as viable, first choice career options for young people.

On Saturday, April 18th, 2009 students from a number of school boards competed in select skilled trades and technology contests at Canadore College of Applied Arts & Technology. Held at six colleges across Ontario, hundreds
of students participated in these Qualifying Competitions of the Ontario Technological Skills Competition. The following seven contests were offered at each Qualifying Competition location: Carpentry-Individual, Small Powered
Equipment, TV and Video Production (Team of 2), Welding, Precision Machining, Culinary Arts and 2D Character Computer Animation (Team of 2).

The following competitors have earned advancement from the Canadore location Qualifying Competition to the OTSC on May 4-6, 2009 at RIM Park and Manulife Financial Sportsplex in Waterloo, Ontario:

Carpentry
Robert Carrière
Monetville CSD du Grand Nord de l’Ontario
First Place

Carpentry
Tyler Allin Englehart DSB Ontario North East
Second Place

Small Powered Equipment
Stèphane Noël Sturgeon Falls
CSC Franco-Nord First Place

Small Powered Equipment
Maxime Vallèe Hallèbourg
CSC des Grandes Rivieres
Second Place

Precision Machining
Steve Post South River Near North DSB
First Place

TV and Video Production
(Team of 2)
Hannah Craig & Tamara Tadashore
Sault Ste. Marie Huron Superior CDSB
First Place

TV and Video Production
(Team of 2)
Jamie Chirico & Braden Sitter
North Bay Nipissing- Parry Sound CDSB
Second Place

TV and Video Production
(Team of 2)
Corey Glover & Isaac Golle
Parry Sound Near North DSB
Third Place

Welding
Maxime Cotè Jogues
CSC des Grandes Rivieres
First Place

Welding
Devon St. Onge
Chemisford CSD du Grand Nord de l’Ontario
Second Place

Welding
Kevin Leblond
Timmins DSB Ontario North East
Third Place

Culinary Arts
Alex Gilchrist
Sturgeon Falls CSC Franco-Nord
First Place

Culinary Arts
Sean Rancourt
Bonfield Near North DSB
Second Place

2D Character Computer Animation
(Team of 2)
Jennifer Malinowski & Janet Porter
Englehart DSB Ontario North East First Place

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