WAVERLEY: The local area had plenty of hardware coming home from a Skills Canada Nova Scotia competition held in Sydney.
Jake Foster; Keegan O’Halloran; Alex Simms; Ronan Doherty; and Zack Russell picked up some medals, mostly gold, during the competition.
Four of the winners will now represent Nova Scotia at the 2025 Skills Canada national competition May 28-31 in Regina, Saskatchewan.
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Jake Foster, currently employed at NAB Automotive Service and Repair Ltd. won gold in Automobile Technology event.
Keegan O’Halloran, currently employed by Wilson’s Heating and a student at NSCC Ivany Campus, won a gold medal in the Refrigeration & Air Conditioning event.
Alex Simms, a student at NSCC Ivany Campus, won a bronze medal in the Refrigeration & Air Conditioning event.
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Electrical Installations was won by Zack Russell, an Apprentice from Able Electric Limited. He lives in the Lake Charles Area.
A Sackville High student also was an award winner.
Ronan Doherty, who lives in the Windsor Junction area, won a gold medal in Workplace Safety.
Keegan, Jake, Ronan, and Zack will now move on to represent the province at the 2025 Skills Canada National Competition, May 28th – 31st, in Regina Saskatchewan.