Skills Saskatchewan builds first ever on-site paint booth for competitions
By CRM Staff Regina, Saskatchewan — April 17, 2018 — Skills Saskatchewan recently held its annual skills competition in Regina, and for the first time in Skills Canada history, the car-painting event was held on site. According to Leanne Jefferies, director of the Skills Canada Collision Repair Program, pulling this off took a lot […]
Canada’s autobody competitor demonstrates her skills for Member of Parliament
Montreal, Quebec — August 17, 2017 — Vyolaine Dujmovic, Canada’s autobody competitor at the upcoming WorldSkills competition in Abu Dhabi, recently got a chance to show off her skills for her Member of Parliament, Hélène Laverdière. Dujmovic is employed with Fix Auto Henri Bourassa. In just a few weeks, WorldSkills Team Canada 2017 member Ashley […]
AIA Canada gifts Skills Canada Champion Vyolaine Dujmovic with Platinum I-CAR training program
Ottawa, ON — May 24 2017 — Vyolaine Dujmovic is on the road to the 2017 WorldSkills Competition this coming October 14 to 17 in Abu Dhabi, with the support of the Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada and other industry partners. Dujmovis is the 2016 Skills Canada Champion of Auto Body Repair. Dujmovic won […]
Centennial College students take the gold in Ontario
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — May 4, 2017 — Centennial College students have taken gold medals in both the Autobody Repair and Car Painting competitions in the post-secondary category at the 2017 Ontario Skills Competition. The competition took place at the Toronto Congress Centre over three days. Colin Bailey took the gold medal for […]
Skills Ontario Competition 2017
Red River College students take gold in Autobody Repair, Car Painting
By Barett Poley Winnipeg, Manitoba — April 25, 2017 — Two secondary and two post-secondary students are taking home gold medals after this year’s Skills Canada Manitoba competitions. In Autobody Repair, Joshua Villegas from Red River College has won gold in the post-secondary category, with Martin Krutsch from Steinbach Regional Secondary School winning in the […]
Terrance Paul, Robert Hulan take gold medals in Newfoundland
By Barett Poley St. John’s, Newfoundland — April 19, 2017 — Terrance Paul and Robert Hulan have won gold medals in Car Painting and Autobody Repair respectively, at Newfoundland’s Provincial Skills competition. This year’s competition took place at the College of the North Atlantic’s Prince Philip Drive Campus in St. John’s. Competitors are […]
Steve Bellefontaine takes gold medal in Nova Scotia
By Barett Poley Dartmouth, Nova Scotia — April 18, 2017 — Nova Scotia recently held its annual Skills Competition, drawing together students from across the province to go head-to-head. Steve Bellefontaine took the gold medal in the Car Painting competition, narrowly edging out competitors Nicole Hamilton (silver) and Alyse Nauss (bronze). This year’s competition took […]
Parr Auto Body apprentice takes gold in Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — April 13, 2017 — Htoo Hta, an apprentice at Parr Auto Body in Saskatoon, has won the gold medal for post-secondary Autobody Repair at the 2017 Saskatchewan Provincial Skills Competition. The Autobody Repair competition took place at the CNH Training Centre in Saskatoon. As the gold medalist, Hta will represent Saskatchewan at […]
Okanagan College sweeps BC Skills Competition
Abbotsford, British Columbia — April 11, 2017 — The awards ceremony at the BC Skills Competition turned out to be a proud day for Okanagan College’s collision repair program. The Automotive Collision Repair competition saw every single place on the podium occupied by an Okanagan student. Andreas Roth, a Level III apprentice at Okanagan College, […]
