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By Marty Hastings

BUILDING SUCCESS

TRU trades students reach provincial podium

May 1, 2024 | 4:23 PM

KAMLOOPS — Six Thompson Rivers University (TRU) students celebrated on the podium at the Skills Canada BC competition on April 17, bringing home one bronze medal and five gold medals in their respective trades.

A TRU news release notes an additional highlight this year is that both gold-medal secondary students (welding and carpentry) are female.

Medal winners Giovanna Caputo, Alexis Nelson, Matthew Lavigne, Cody Rempel, Cole Allan and Wyatt Daniel O’Brien were among 19 students representing the School of Trades and Technology in automotive, carpentry, culinary arts, electrical, heavy duty mechanics, plumbing and welding.

TRU medal winners at the secondary level include Caputo (Kamloops), who won gold in carpentry, and Nelson (McLure), who won gold in welding.

Medal winners at the post-secondary level include Lavigne (Clearwater), who won gold in carpentry, Rempel (Abbotsford), who won gold in the heavy vehicle division, Allan (100 Mile House), who won gold in welding, and Daniel O’Brien, who won bronze in refrigeration.

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Each of the five gold medalists will represent Team B.C. at nationals in Quebec City, where more than 500 students and apprentices from across the country compete in over 40 trades.