On February 16, students from all over the region assembled at the NLC Dawson Creek campus to compete in the 2024 Skills Canada Regional competition. The competitors were divided into three categories. The Jr. Skills were comprised of students from the regional elementary and middle schools, and the other categories were high school students, and post-secondary students. Try-a-Trade® was hosted at the same time and offered participants a chance to get into trades classrooms and get some hands-on trades experiences.
The competitions were timed and then their creations judged by local experts in each field.
The gold winners will move onto the provincial skills competition in Abbotsford this April, and if they win, they’ll have the opportunity to compete in the national competition in Quebec City in May!
This year’s winners from Northern Lights College are:
Aerospace Technology
Gold – Isaac Body
Silver – Elaine Buot
Bronze – Abdoulie Bah
Hairstyling
Gold – Danika McPherson
Silver – Leeta Fogarty
Bronze – Vipin Singh
Carpentry
Gold – Mike Bolden
Silver – Robert Onofrie
Bronze – Joshua Klassen
Welding
Gold – Bailey Shoemaker
Silver – Logan Hansen
Bronze – Levi Schwartz
Esthetics
Gold – Daniella Sandoval Caballero
Silver – Pawandeep Kaur
Bronze – Kaydence Thompson
Congratulations to our winners and best of luck to those heading down to Abbotsford for the provincials!
