Skills Yukon Interview Bridgeen Barber
Well, I am very lucky to have had great opportunities in my trade but one unfortunate downside to cooking is that it doesn’t…
Skills Canada Yukon
Skills Canada Interview: Dylan Ponsioen
I was told by my shop teacher that there was a competition for small engines, and he thought it would be a great idea for me to compete…
Skills Canada Interview
Skills Canada Interview with Yukoner Cadence Hartland who is a current high school student and apprentice hair stylist and welder.
Skills Canada Electrician
I’ve always enjoyed working with my hands, whether it’s something as small as Lego or as large as a building…
Red Seal Hairstylist Elizabeth Schalko Hones Her Skills
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Skills Canada: Interview With Dominic Devigne (Carpentry)
Skills Canada and Skills Canada Yukon catch up with past and present participants with a series of interviews.
Turning a hobby into a career
Meet Lowell Tait: heavy duty equipment, truck and transport technician
Following Her Passion On A Daily Basis – Meet Bell Laosomboon
Growing up in Thailand gives someone an appreciation for food. Like in any culture that is food-centered, you learn from an early age to appreciate the composition of various dishes.
Meet Cassandra the carpenter
Carpentry has made my life better by giving me a job I love. I don’t dread getting up in the morning and am happy to go to a job I like with a crew that feels like family.
Keeping An Open Mind, Meet Travis Friesen
Full name: Travis Friesen, Skills Yukon alumni, volunteer and board member Age: 30 Trade: Sheet Metal Worker Current workplace: Hvactech Systems What motivated you to get into this career? I was looking for a change in my career and saw an ad for sheet metal. It peaked my interest and the rest is history! Was …
Going green never looked so good
Fahrenheit Hair originally offered only hair services, but have recently expanded into further beauty services that include body sugaring, massage, threading, organic skincare and lash extensions.
Kerr-razy for Taste
Pat McKenna takes a cook’s tour of famous, infamous and soon-to-be famous Yukon chefs. Featured today is Mary-El Kerr of Whitehorse. Mary-El Kerr, owner and operator of Mary-El Fine Food & Catering, brings a wide variety of expertise and pizzazz to the table. An early start cooking at her father’s restaurant launched Kerr into course …
Strange Things on Film
Braden Brickner’s first job was dishing out popcorn at the Yukon Cinema. Now, the 19-year-old Vanier Catholic Secondary School grad is about to produce his first indie film. With a marquee-filling title lifted straight from the most famous poem Robert Service ever penned, it’s an unusual take on the discovery of gold in the Klondike. …
Rural Tech Matters
Peter Menzies’ commitment to trades education at Robert Service School (RSS) in Dawson City is setting an example for the Yukon. According to Menzies, a teacher since 2004, there is a serious lack of technology-based education in rural Yukon schools. This may come as a surprise, considering the territory’s skilled worker shortage and the increasing …