Algonquin College Wins Gold At Ontario Tech Skills Competition

Posted on Thursday, May 4th, 2017

Algonquin College students are bringing home gold, silver and bronze after competing in Canada’s largest skilled trade and technology competition this week.

Twenty-seven Algonquin students travelled to the Toronto Congress Centre on Sunday to take part in the Ontario Technological Skills Competition, where they competed against hundreds of students from across the province for the right to compete nationally at Skills Canada.

Awards were announced Wednesday afternoon.

“We are so proud of all our competitors,” said Algonquin College President Cheryl Jensen. “Their showing is a credit to their dedication this year and to the outstanding work of their many instructors and coaches. I want to congratulate them all.”

This year Algonquin College students return with 10 medals in nine disciplines — three more than they received in 2016.

Algonquin struck Gold in two categories — Restaurant Services and IT Network Systems. The College claimed Silver in three categories — Auto Collision Repair, Cabinetmaking and Horticulture and Landscape. And AC students also took home Bronze medals in Truck and Coach, Hairstyling, Restaurant Services, and Landscape Design.

Here is the list of students bringing home medals this year:

Gold (with distinction): Charles-Antoine Brosseau (coached by David Bray), IT Network Systems Administration
Gold: Charles Bond (coached by Enrico De Francesco), Restaurant Service
Silver: Nicholas Denny (coached by Jeff Newson), Auto Collision Repair
Silver: Oliver Mercure (coached by John Mckinlay-Key), Cabinetmaking
Silver: Cynthia Jesse and Quinn Stokes (coached by Steve Neumann), Horticulture and Landscape Team
Bronze: Kyle Mordy (Coached by Chris Denny), Auto Painting
Bronze: Elysemarie Smith (coached by Tara Ettinger and Deanna Douglas), Hairstyling
Bronze: Nicole Champagne (coached by Steve Neumann), Landscape Design
Bronze: Daniel Sims (coached by Peter Coady), Truck and Coach Mechanic
Bronze: Christina Khenmanisoth (coached by Enrico De Francesco), Restaurant Service

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For more information please contact:

Ruth Dunley
Manager, Communications
Algonquin College
dunleyr@algonquincollege.com
613-727-4723 ext. 6452

About Algonquin College:

The mission of Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is to transform hopes and dreams into lifelong success. Algonquin College, an Ontario public sector community college, does this by offering hands-on, digitally connected, experiential learning in more than 185 programs. Based in the Ottawa Valley, Algonquin College is the largest polytechnic institute in Eastern Ontario. Visit algonquincollege.com.


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