Ever wondered how long you should let your car warm up before driving in the winter? Watch this clip from CTV News Ottawa featuring Martin Restoule, Program Coordinator for the answer.
http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/is-driving-a-cold-car-bad-for-the-engine-1.2176052#
At the beginning of June, Stan Larose and his coach, professor Stan Wierzbowski will be making their way to Toronto to compete in the Automotive Service Technician competition as part of the prestigious Skills Canada National Competition. Stan Larose earned his place at this competition by winning a gold medal in the Ontario Technological Skills Competition in early May 2014. Great job on winning the Gold medal at the Provincial competition and best of luck at the National Competition!
About the Skills Canada National Competition – The Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) is the only national, multi-trade and technology competition for students and apprentices in the country. Every year, more than 550 young people from all regions of Canada come to SCNC to participate in over 40 skilled trade and technology contests. Skills/Compétences Canada expects 15,000 people to visit the over 500,000 square feet of event space at SCNC 2014. By providing a forum where Canadian youth can compete against each another at the national level, SCNC provides hands-on work experience related to skilled trades and technology careers. Through these competitions, Skills/Compétences Canada also seeks to raise awareness about skilled trades and technology sectors to all Canadian youth and their influencers
Earlier this month, thirteen Algonquin College students attended the Ontario Technological Skills Competition, and we are pleased to announce three winners! Congratulations to Stan Larose who took Gold in the Automotive Service Technician competition, Spencer Livingston who took Silver in Truck and Coach, and Brennan Lane who took Bronze in Cabinetmaking. The Ontario Technological Skills Competition is the largest skilled trades’ competition in Canada and has been compared to the “Olympics of Skilled Trades”. For more information on this competition please visit – http://www.skillsontario.com/index.php/en/competitions/otsc
Car Craft magazine’s June 2014 edition will feature a short article and photo of the Algonquin College 2001 Firebird race car. Eager to promote the well known student race car project, Jason Glennon, Coordinator for the Motive Power Technician program at Algonquin College sent the magazine a photo and information on the project which they will feature in their upcoming print and digital magazine. Click here to link to the Car Craft website.