By Rosalind Russell – A major transportation company from Manitoulin Island has become the driving sponsor of Team/Équipe Sudbury at the annual Skills Ontario competition.
Manitoulin Transport has signed on to be Team/Équipe Sudbury’s presenting sponsor for the next ten years.
Jeff Smith, Vice-Chair of Manitoulin Transport and the Manitoulin Group of Companies says Canada needs more skilled tradespeople and they are proud to be part of the solution.
Team/Équipe Sudbury is comprised of students from Cambrian College, College Boréal, Rainbow District School Board, Sudbury Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de Grand Nord and Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon.
Every year, Team/Équipe Sudbury competes at Skills Ontario, a competition for elementary, high school, and college students covering dozens of categories from agriculture to welding.
Since its inception in 2018, Team/Équipe Sudbury has won 30 medals at Skills Ontario. In total, since 2005, students at Cambrian College have won more than 60 medals at Skills Ontario, with an additional five medals at Skills Canada.
Team/Équipe Sudbury is gearing up for this year’s Skills Ontario competition, which is taking place May 6-7 in Toronto.
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