2015 BC Provincial Skills Competition winners

 

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On April 15, top-performing students from across British Columbia put their trades to the test at the 21st annual Skills Canada BC provincial competition.

Competing in areas ranging from Automotive Collision Repair to Hairdressing to Culinary Arts, VCC students impressed the judges as well as the crowds at the Fraser Valley Trade and Exhibition Centre (TRADEX) in Abbotsford, claiming a total of nine medals—three gold, three silver and three bronze.

Congratulations to all the winners, as well as the ACE-IT medalists from VCC-affiliated high schools.

 

Esthetics
Gold - Raina Ruan, VCC
Silver - Carrie Wang, VCC

 

Auto Collision Repair
Gold - Bobby Brar, VCC 
Bronze - Shawn Atherton, VCC

Gold - Jason Sherle, Burnaby South Secondary (ACE-IT)
Silver - Jacob Wall, A.L. Fortune Secondary (ACE-IT)
Bronze - Sathy Karunaneithi, David Thompson Secondary (ACE-IT)

 

Automotive Service
Silver - Ian Villalon, Britannia Community Secondary (ACE-IT)

 

Baking 
Gold - Austin Granados, VCC
Silver - Ji Youn (Kristen) Kim, VCC

 

Car Painting 
Gold - Lester Garcia, Sir Charles Tupper Secondary (ACE-IT)
Silver - Juan Carlos Acierda, Sir Charles Tupper Secondary (ACE-IT)
Bronze - Steven Shai, Windermere Community Secondary (ACE-IT)

 

Culinary Arts
Silver - Gregory Uyeda, VCC
Bronze - Amanda Billings, Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary (ACE-IT)

 

Hairdressing
Bronze - Liang Jiang, VCC

 

Heavy Equipment Services
Bronze - Robin Ryan, VCC