Nunavut students win in trades competition

Nunavut students won gold and silver medals from the tenth annual Canadian Skills Competition held last month in Edmonton. More than 350 secondary and post-secondary students from across Canada competed in 20 trade and technological competitions.

Nunavut students teamed up with the students from the Northwest Territories, with Nunavut students winning eight medals.Of the 24 students in the joint team, six were from Nunavut – five secondary and one post-secondary: Lana Shave – Workplace Safety; Ashley Tufts – Restaurant Service (Silver); Lauren Solski – Prepared Speech (Gold); Jennifer Twerdin – Hairdressing; Eliane Kanayuk-Gabriel – Culinary Arts; Sheila Aoudla – Hairdressing (post-secondary). “I applaud the tremendous support from industry for the team and the event,” said Ed Picco, Nunavut’s education minister.