Grade 11 Bayside Student will be competing in the Welding division at the 2023 Skills Canada National Championship May 25 and 26 in Winnipeg, MB.
A Bayside Secondary School student is headed to Winnipeg for the Skills Canada National Championship. Grade 11 student Ian Ketcheson will be one of more than 550 students from across the country to participate in 40-plus skilled trade and technology competitions May 25 and 26.Ketcheson qualified for the National Final in 2022 as well, however, was unable to travel to Vancouver for the competition due to the pandemic.“It is my passion to weld and I also like working on heavy equipment,” said Ketcheson. “I know one day I will take over my family’s farm.
Competitors competing in the National Final will also have the opportunity to win an RBC ‘Best of Region’ Award, which will award $1,500 to one competitor from each region at the closing ceremonies.