Students from across the province will compete today (Wednesday) at the Skills Canada BC event at Tradex in Abbotsford.
More than 600 students in Grades 6 to 12 will compete in 58 fields such as aerospace, automotive, 3D animation, baking, welding, robotics and more.
The participants are all gold-medal winners from regional competitions held at locations across the province earlier this year.
Gold-medal winners at today’s provincial competition will advance to the Skills Canada National Competition, running June 4 and 5 in Edmonton.
The competition gets underway at 8 a.m., and the public is invited to drop by to watch. Admission and parking are free. Visit skillscanada.bc.ca for more information.