MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Alberta’s Best Trade and Technology Students
Triumphant at National Competition
News Release
Edmonton, June 12, 2013 - 62 of Alberta’s finest trade and technology students competed in the Skills Canada
National Competition in Vancouver on June 5-8, 2013. Canada’s best students competed in over 40 construction,
technology, employment, transportation and services events. Alberta received 27 medals including 9 Gold, 8
Silver and 10 Bronze.
Alberta’s post-secondary students brought home Gold in Autobody Repair, Car Painting, Cooking, Landscape
Gardening and Precision Machining. High school students won Gold in Carpentry, IT Network Systems
Administration, TV/Video Production and Workplace Safety.
Team Alberta qualified for the Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) at the Provincial Skills Canada
Competition held in Edmonton on May 15-16, 2013. Team Alberta members receive a $500 WorldSkills Legacy
Scholarship and an additional $500 if they won gold at the SCNC.
Mike Holmes joined 500 talented young Canadians who successfully competed at their provincial and territorial
level, as they went for gold at the SCNC. The SCNC is the only national, Olympic-style, multi-trade and
technology event of its kind for young students and apprentices in the country. The Competition provides an
opportunity for students to be tested against industry standards and against their peers from across the nation in
their chosen discipline.
“Team Alberta benefits from a culture that recognizes the unlimited opportunities available to students pursuing
careers in the trades and technologies,” notes Shawna Bourke, Director of Communications, Skills Canada
Alberta. “All Skills Canada participants at a Regional, Provincial, National and International level reflect a
combination of ambition, natural talent and commitment to mastering their trade. Their futures are bright.”
2013 Team Alberta Results (Listed by community)
Post-Secondary (PS) and Secondary (S)
Event
Level
Name
School
Community
Workplace Safety
S
Ranking
1
Rianne Bouma
Barrhead Composite
Barrhead
Job Search
S
5
Emma Van Loon
Barrhead Composite
Barrhead
Cooking
PS
1
Madison Miller
SAIT
Precision Machining
PS
1
Jason McElrea
SAIT
Calgary
Calgary
TV & Video Production
S
1
Carol Liang
CT Centre
Calgary
TV & Video Production
S
1
Devin Hao
CT Centre
Calgary
3D Computer Animation
S
2
Ethan Higgs
Henry Wise Wood
Calgary
3D Computer Animation
S
2
Romas Krivelis
Henry Wise Wood
Calgary
Car Painting
S
2
Lucas Salomons
CT Centre
Calgary
IT Software Solutions for
Business
PS
3
Jodie Kalbfleisch
SAIT
Calgary
Print Media Technology
PS
3
Montanna Clark
SAIT
Calgary
Public Speaking
S
3
Shane Scott
Forest Lawn High School
Calgary
Autobody Repair
2D Computer Animation
S
4
Darwin Morlidge
Jack James
Calgary
S
6
Eddie Jaworenko
Springbank Community
Calgary
2D Computer Animation
S
6
Brittany Calibaba
Springbank Community
Aesthetics
PS
6
Alexa Bissonnette
EvelineCharles Academy
Calgary
Calgary
Graphic Design
PS
6
Sandy Tran
SAIT
Calgary
Industrial Mechanic Millwright
PS
7
Peter Lauser
SAIT
Calgary
Precision Machining
S
3
Conley Wurban
Calmar
CNC Machining
PS
6
Trevor Fandrick
NAIT
Calmar
Calmar
Baking
PS
6
Wanita Voytechek
NAIT
Camrose
Baking
S
4
Megan Lavoie
Kate Andrews High School
Landscape Gardening
PS
1
David Grisnich
Olds College
Coaldale
Coalhurst
Autobody Repair
PS
1
Troy Towes
NAIT
Crooked Creek
Car Painting
IT Network Systems
Administration
PS
1
Cecile Bukmeier
NAIT
Edmonton
S
1
Mitch Prior
Bev Facey Community HS
Edmonton
Fashion Technology
S
2
Amy Herndon
Archbishop Oscar Romero
Edmonton
Website Development
S
3
Richard Fullbrook
McNally
Edmonton
Welding
S
3
Mikhaila Currie
St Joseph - Edmonton
Edmonton
Auto Service
S
4
Solomon Wijewickrema
St Joseph - Edmonton
Mechatronics
Architectural Technology &
Design
PS
4
Jeffrey Williams
NAIT
Edmonton
Edmonton
PS
5
Stephen Smolski
NAIT
Hairstyling
IT Network Systems
Administration
PS
5
Clara Philibert
PS
7
Kent Storbakken
NAIT
Refrigeration
PS
7
Jarvin Evjen
NAIT
Edmonton
Graphic Design
Outdoor Power & Recreation
Equipment
S
9
Joshua Trytten
St Joseph - Edmonton
Edmonton
S
4
Keegan Winter
Fairview High School
Landscape Gardening
PS
1
Nicholas Arnoldussen
Olds College
Fairview
Fort Macleod
Electrical Installations
PS
2
Jacob Fluker
Automation and Control
PS
2
Kevin Donnelly
SAIT
Fort
Saskatchewan
High River
Robotics
S
4
Kurk Urvold
Leduc Composite
Leduc
Robotics
S
4
Josh Mulder
Leduc Composite
Leduc
Robotics
S
4
Ray Jeong
Leduc Composite
Leduc
Robotics
Architectural Technology &
Design
S
4
Timurlane Cakmak
Leduc Composite
Leduc
S
5
Sam Clay
Lloydminster Comp
Lloydminister
Mechanical CADD
S
5
Brock Andony
Lloydminster Comp
Welding
PS
8
Landon Beierbach
Plumbing
PS
3
Ken Howe
Medicine Hat College
SAIT
Lloydminister
Medicine Hat
Brick Masonry
PS
5
Justyn Browne
SAIT
Okotoks
Auto Service
PS
6
Mathew Carr
SAIT
Okotoks
Cabinet Making
PS
5
Rylan Dekok
Picture Butte
Sheet Metal
PS
8
Daniel de Kok
SAIT
SAIT
Carpentry
S
1
Josiah Pilon
Ponoka Composite
Ponoka
Cabinet Making
S
2
Dustin Sejdl
Ponoka Composite
Ponoka
Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton
NAIT
Monarch
Picture Butte
Job Skill Demonstration
S
2
Jennifer Sidwell
Ponoka Composite
Ponoka
Ponoka
Carpentry
PS
3
Scott Pylypow
Electrical Installations
IT Software Solutions for
Business
S
3
Mackenzie Clews
RDC
Ecole Secondaire Notre
Dame
S
5
Coralee Martin
Hunting Hills
Red Deer
Cooking
S
3
Madison Melley
Salisbury Composite
Mechatronics
PS
4
Logan Brooks
NAIT
Sherwood Park
Spruce Grove
Hairstyling
S
6
Chelsy DiCristafaro
St Albert Catholic
Heavy Equipment Service
PS
2
Jeffrey Bogach
NAIT
Red Deer
St Albert
Stony Plain
Skills Canada Alberta is a not-for-profit organization that brings together Alberta’s industry, labour, education and
government leaders to showcase career opportunities in Alberta’s most dynamic industries. As a Member of the
national organization, Skills/Compétences Canada, Skills Canada Alberta is working to equip young minds with
the necessary skills that will help Canada successfully compete in the evolving world markets.
Every two years the Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) serves as the selection event for the WorldSkills
Team Canada. The students that will represent Canada at WorldSkills Leipzig 2013, July 2-7, 2013 in Leipzig
Germany were selected at the 2012 SCNC.
High resolution photos available.
-30Media Contact:
Shawna Bourke
Director of Communications, Skills Canada Alberta
Phone: 780-809-1370 Cell: 780-945-0925
Email: shawnab@skillscanada.com Website: www.skillsalberta.com