2015 Skills Manitoba Competition

April 15, 2015

April 9, 2015 The 18th Annual Olympic-style Skills Manitoba Competition was held on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Red River College. It was an amazing display of hands-on expertise, talent and determination that showcased the diversity of skilled trades and technology and the many promising futures to be found in these occupations. Students competed in […]

Extreme Sledding Competition 2015 Results

February 23, 2015

Skills Canada Manitoba, and the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology hosted the Annual Extreme Sledding Competition at MITT on Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Fifty, Grade 7 – 9 students from across Manitoba spent the morning constructing a human drawn sled with cardboard, 2 x 4’s and duct tape.  The students then braved the elements […]

2014 Model Wind Turbine Competition Results

November 10, 2014

Skills Canada Manitoba, the Certified Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba (CTTAM) and Red River College, hosted the 8th Annual Model Wind Turbine Competition at Red River College on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 as part of National Trades and Technology Week. Given a specific set of materials to work with, approximately 60 students from around […]

Cardboard Boat Race 2014 Results

October 20, 2014

Check out pictures on our Facebook page. Go to “Skills Canada Manitoba” 80 students from across Manitoba showed off their amazing skills and creativity at the 9th Annual Cardboard Boat Race on October 15, 2014. Students constructed a boat using two sheets of cardboard and a few accessories including duct tape and contact cement. Once […]

Team Manitoba wins 16 medals at 2014 Skills Canada National Competition!

June 9, 2014

Congratulations to Team Manitoba who returned to the province Saturday after winning 16 medals at the Olympic-style Skills Canada National Competition held in Toronto, Ontario on June 4 –  7, 2014. The 18 high school, college and young apprentices took to the podium and claimed 3 gold, 5 silver and 8 bronze. The 59 member […]

Team Manitoba heading to Skills Canada National Competition

May 30, 2014

Toronto, Ontario will be hosting Canada’s most talented trades people and technologists at the 20th Skills Canada National Competition June 4 – 7, 2014. This exciting one of a kind event offers young students and apprentices from across Canada the opportunity to take part in an Olympic-style events competition that features over 40 contests in […]

2014 Skills Manitoba Competition

April 11, 2014

The 17th Annual Olympic-style Skills Manitoba Competition was held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Red River College.  It was an amazing display of hands-on expertise, talent and determination that showcased the diversity of skilled trades and technology and the many promising futures to be found in these occupations.  Students competed in over 40 different […]

2014 Extreme Sledding Competition Results

February 24, 2014

Skills Canada Manitoba, and Winnipeg Technical College hosted the Annual Extreme Sledding Competition at Winnipeg Technical College on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. Forty-eight, Grade 7 – 9 students from across Manitoba spent the morning constructing a human drawn sled with cardboard, 2 x 4’s and duct tape. The students then braved the elements on a […]

2013 Model Wind Turbine Competition Results

December 11, 2013

2013 Model Wind Turbine Competition Results Skills Canada Manitoba, the Certified Technologists and Technicians Association of Manitoba (CTTAM) and Red River College, hosted the 7th Annual Model Wind Turbine Competition at Red River College on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 as part of National Trades and Technology Week. Given a specific set of materials to work […]

Cardboard Boat Race 2013 Results

2013 Cardboard Boat Race Results Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Check out pictures on our new Facebook page. Go to “Skills Canada Manitoba!!” 84 students from across Manitoba showed off their amazing skills and creativity at the 8th Annual Cardboard Boat Race on October 16, 2013. Students constructed a boat using two sheets of cardboard and a […]