Sunday, May 24, 2009

Skill's Canada Competition..............

Not very ofter I write about Pete twice in a row. But this was a special occasion. By winning the provincial skills competition earlier this spring, he advanced to the nationals. And this year, they were held on P.E.I. Competitors from all over Canada, in a very wide range of skills gathered in Charlottetown for a two day face off. The category that Pete entered was called : Automation and Controls.Day 1

These pictures were taken about halfway the first day. A lot of work done, even more to be done yet. There were seven provinces and territories competing in this category.
It was amazing how many things were going on at the same time. The amount of talent gathered in one place was totally incredible.
Day 2
As you can see, the parts that were on the table yesterday, are now in the box, or cabinet as they call it. Looks complicated Pete. Glad you know what you are doing. Next came the programming of the computer part, called the PLC. And at 4:35 pm, time was up. And an exhausted bunch of guys started cleaning up their stations and wait for the judges. But winners would not be announced until the next day. Saturday, the last day of the four day event, got everybody together once more for the closing ceremony. It was held at UPEI. This was the long anticipated medal presentation. Here Pete found out that he had won the bronze medal. The medals were presented by
Mike Holmes. He was also one of the main speakers.
He was one of the judges of the carpentry skills. It was a good experience for everyone involved. It sure opened my eyes to the amount of talent God has given to all these competitors. May we put our talent to good use................

7 comments:

Sherilyn -Dominee Huisvrouw said...

That's great for Pete, job well done! You know, an easy way to solve the problem of all your posts being about Pete, would be to post a little more frequently! :)

Anonymous said...

excellent job Pete. I'm so proud of you. I even posted on the Guardian's website :)
Thanks for posting Dad :)
~ M

Matt n' Amanda said...

thanks for the pictures... It is so super! YAY PETE!!!!

sugarnuggets said...

Wooohooo! You can post about Pete and Mike Holmes in the same breath anytime you want to!

Way to go Pete!

Dianna said...

Alright Pete!!! Congratulations!
Thanks for posting some pictures, I really appreciate it. I would have gotten on sooner to check your lbog, but my internet has been terrible these past few weeks, I'll have just enough time to check what I need to check and then Ill get disconnected. Hopefully things will improve now. Jordan called Verizon yesterday. Im glad I scrolled down and and was able to see the previous post. I wonder how far behind I really am on everyones posts? Hope you all are having a great week. Hope to see you in August too! Lots of Love, Dianna and the gang

Andre and Marielle said...

Wow! Impressive going there Pete! Your dad is being a bit to modest here (not like him, is it?) about posting again! Will be interesting to see where your career will take you. Greetings from Holland, André and Marielle

Karen Nieuwhof said...

Super Exciting!!!! Congratulations! We're very proud of you Pete. Did ya Mike Holmes for a job on his show? hee, hee. That would be fun!
Randall -- Another reason to be proud! You have a great bunch of kids!
Thanks for posting this.
Love, Karen