FREDERICTON – This year, 13 New Brunswick Community College students and apprentices will represent New Brunswick at the national
Skills Canada competition.
Since January 2017, approximately 250 New Brunswick students and apprentices have participated in the provincial Skills competitions. Gold medalists from each trade and skill category in the provincial competitions have been invited to represent Team New Brunswick at the national competition. This year Team New Brunswick is sending 39 competitors.
This will be one of the largest contingents of NBCC students and apprentices competing at the national event.
“On behalf of NBCC, I want to say how proud we are of our 13 students and apprentices who have earned spots on Team New Brunswick and at the national Skills Canada competition,” said Marilyn Luscombe, president and CEO of NBCC. “The continued success of NBCC students at Skills Canada events, at both the provincial and national levels, is a testament to the quality and dedication of our instructors and programs.”
The national Skills Canada competition brings together more than 500 young people from all regions of Canada to participate in more than 40 skilled trade and technology competitions. The 2017 national event is being hosted in Winnipeg, Manitoba from May 31 – June 1.
Backgrounder
NBCC students and apprentices who have qualified to compete for Team New Brunswick at the 2017 Skills Canada competition:
Student
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Competition
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Home Campus
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NBCC Students:
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Aaron Johnson
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Electrical Installations
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NBCC Woodstock
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Colin Kelly
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Plumbing
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NBCC Saint John
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Ben Hill
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Industrial Mechanics
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NBCC Saint John
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Alysha Saulnier
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Cooking
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NBCC Saint Andrews
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Pascal Doiron
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Automotive Service
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NBCC Moncton
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Anthony Bonspille
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CNC Machining
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NBCC Moncton
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Kyle Hébert
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Carpentry
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NBCC Miramichi
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NBCC Apprentices:
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Ashley Ritchie (Bent)
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Brick Masonry
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Apprenticeship Woodstock
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Justin McGrath
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Steamfitter & Pipefitter
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Apprenticeship Saint John
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Jeremy Price
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Sheet Metal Work
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Apprenticeship Moncton
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Shawn Hébert
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Refrigeration HVAC
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Apprenticeship Moncton
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Andrew Kennah
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Heavy Equipment Service
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Apprenticeship Fredericton
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Jaycobb Hooper
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Car Painting
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Apprenticeship Saint John
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Media contact
Melissa Wah
Corporate communications coordinator, NBCC
Phone: 506.453.8194
Melissa.wah@nbcc.ca