Local 56 member wins bronze medal!
We are pleased to congratulate Tyler Huynh on his bronze medal win at the Skills Canada Nova Scotia Refrigeration/Air Conditioning competition that was held on March 31 at NSCC Ivany Campus. Way to go Tyler!
Local 56 Hosts 2023 Skills Competitions
Local 56 hosted the Sprinkler fitter and Steamfitter/Pipefitter skills competitions for Skills Canada Nova Scotia on March 9, 2023. Apprentices and pre-employment students competed in the 1-day event to showcase their talents and skills in their trades. This year the participants all worked very hard to complete their projects and are all on their way to a bright career in the pipe trades. Local 56 is very proud to host these events that help showcase the talents of all competitors. Winners for the Steamfitter/Pipefitter trades are. Gold – Josh Purcell, Silver – Joseph Petrie and Bronze went to Jeremy Thorne. In the Sprinkler fitter competition, we only had the 2 competitors and they both worked hard all day and made the choice very hard. Gold was awarded to Grace Westenberger and Silver to Justin Carlton. Congratulations to all who took part in this year’s competition.
Gold- Grace Westenberger, Silver- Justin Carlton
Gold-Josh Purcell, Silver-Joseph Petrie, Bronze-Jeremy Thorne
Local 56 Instructor, Gino Pace honoured with award.
Geno received the Apprenticeship Award of Excellence on October 27th, 2022, at the Annual Industry Meeting and Awards Breakfast hosted by the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency. This award recognizes the valuable contributions recipients have made to encourage apprentices through their journey to certification.
