Put to the Test: Albertan earns Medallion of Excellence at WorldSkills car painting competition
Silkeborg, Denmark — After months of training and international travel, the WorldSkills car painting competition held in Silkeborg, Denmark is officially a wrap, as Canadian rising star Dorien Lozeau returns with a Medallion of Excellence for his performance. The young painter based out of CSN Black Ace in St. Paul, Alta., and former Bodyworx Professional […]
Practiced Perfection: Dorien Lozeau returns from German car painting training challenge
Neuss, Germany – Former Bodyworx Professional cover star, and rising star in his own right, Dorien Lozeau recently returned from a WorldSkills training session in Neuss, Germany ahead of this fall’s WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition. This four-day car painting challenge, supported in part by 3M and Festool, took place between Sept. 5 to Sept. […]
Chatting with a Champ: Gold medal auto body student Abigail King sits down with CRM
Toronto, Ontario — Canada’s roster for the upcoming WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition is growing by the day, and Collision Repair has been catching up with the young tradespeople set to represent the industry on the world stage within the next few months. This time, we spoke with Abigail King, 20, an auto body repair […]
Refinishing First: One-on-one with SkillsCanada gold medalist painter Dorien Lozeau
Toronto, Ontario — As the organization finalizes its roster for the international competition, results from this year’s Skills Canada 2022 National Competition have begun rolling in, forming the team that will represent the Canadian collision industry on the WorldSkills stage. Collision Repair managed to get a hold of two-time gold medal-winning automotive refinisher—former Bodyworx Professional […]
Gold for the King: Ontario’s Abigail King to represent Canadian auto body repair at WorldSkills 2022
Toronto, Ontario — The nation has chosen Ontario’s Abigail King as its champion to represent Canada’s auto body repair industry at the WorldSkills Competition 2022, set to run from Sept. 7 to Nov. 26. King is currently studying to become an auto body technician and dreams of one day running her own customs shop. She […]
Going for the Gold: SkillsCanada announces national competition winners
Ottawa, Ontario — The champions of the Skills Canada Virtual National Competition were announced during Skills/Compétences Canada’s (SCC) closing ceremony last week. The competition was held on June 15, and over 1,200 high school and post-secondary students, apprentices, teachers, industry leaders and career seekers were present. Top competitors were given medals in the 37 skill […]
The opportunity of a lifetime
By Cecile Bukmeier Toronto, Ontario — May 8, 2019 — My life changed the moment I crossed paths with the Skills/Compétences Canada competitions. I was working as a car painter in a collision centre full-time for a couple of years when I started to notice that my skills in the shop were getting better. Tasks […]
Fix Auto Canada to sponsor Canadian WorldSkills competitor
Montreal, Quebec — May 31, 2017 — Fix Auto Canada has announced it will sponsor Canadian skills competitor Vyolaine Dujmovic when she competes at the upcoming WorldSkills event, taking place in Abu Dhabi, UAR, in October 2017. The announcement was made by Jean Charles Dupuis, the company’s Chief Operations Officer. Dujmovic was given the opportunity […]
AIA Canada gifts Skills Canada Champion Vyolaine Dujmovic with Platinum I-CAR training program
Ottawa, ON — May 24 2017 — Vyolaine Dujmovic is on the road to the 2017 WorldSkills Competition this coming October 14 to 17 in Abu Dhabi, with the support of the Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada and other industry partners. Dujmovis is the 2016 Skills Canada Champion of Auto Body Repair. Dujmovic won […]
Tareski, Westermann take home Gold medals at Saskatchewan skills competitions
By Mike Davey Regina, Saskatchewan — April 25, 2016 — Results are in from the Saskatchewan Skills Competition. The annual event typically hosts 30 secondary and 28 post-secondary competitions each year, including Autobody Repair and Car Painting. This year’s competitions were held at four venues throughout Regina. Autobody Repair and Car Painting took […]
